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diàn
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. pad
  2. 2. cushion
  3. 3. mat
  4. 4. to pad out
  5. 5. to fill a gap
  6. 6. to pay for sb
  7. 7. to advance (money)

Example Sentences

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猫在 子上。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 688795)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 垫

坐垫
zuò diàn

cushion

防潮垫
fáng cháo diàn

groundsheet (for camping etc)

棕垫
zōng diàn

palm fiber mat

垫底费
diàn dǐ fèi

deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured)

气垫
qì diàn

air cushion (as on hovercraft)

弹簧垫圈
tán huáng diàn quān

spring washer

垫圈
diàn juàn

to spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc

铺垫
pū diàn

to spread out bedding

擦鞋垫
cā xié diàn

doormat

垫脚石
diàn jiǎo shí

stepping stone

门垫
mén diàn

doormat

衬垫
chèn diàn

pad

卡垫
kǎ diàn

(Tibetan) rug

垫江县
diàn jiāng xiàn

Dianjiang county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

垫江
diàn jiāng

Dianjiang county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

鞋垫
xié diàn

insole

垫补
diàn bu

(coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money

垫付
diàn fù

to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later

垫底
diàn dǐ

to put sth on the bottom

垫档
diàn dàng

to fill a blank space

锅垫
guō diàn

trivet

垫高
diàn gāo

a support

垫脚
diàn jiao

litter (animal bedding)

坐厕垫
zuò cè diàn

toilet seat

野餐垫
yě cān diàn

picnic blanket

草垫
cǎo diàn

straw mattress

止血垫
zhǐ xuè diàn

dressing

垫圈
diàn quān

washer (on bolt)

垫料
diàn liào

packing material

垫被
diàn bèi

mattress

垫子
diàn zi

cushion; mat; pad

座垫
zuò diàn

saddle (of a bicycle); seat (of a car or bike)

踏垫
tà diàn

floor mat; bathroom mat; car mat; doormat

鼠标垫
shǔ biāo diàn

mouse pad

垫褥
diàn rù

cotton-padded mattress

杯垫
bēi diàn

(beverage) coaster

月经垫
yuè jīng diàn

sanitary towel

床垫
chuáng diàn

mattress

垫款
diàn kuǎn

advance (of funds)

垫上
diàn shàng

to pay for sb

垫支
diàn zhī

to advance funds

垫平
diàn píng

to level (surfaces)

垫肩
diàn jiān

shoulder pad

草垫子
cǎo diàn zi

straw mattress; palliasse

肉垫
ròu diàn

pad (on animal paw)

气垫船
qì diàn chuán

hovercraft

垫片
diàn piàn

spacer

垫背
diàn bèi

to serve as a sacrificial victim