垫
diàn
pad
cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)
椅子太硬，我在上面放了一个软垫。
yǐ zi tài yìng， wǒ zài shàng miàn fàng le yí gè ruǎn diàn。
The chair was too hard, so I put a soft cushion on it.
我今天没带钱，能帮我垫一下吗？
wǒ jīn tiān méi dài qián， néng bāng wǒ diàn yí xià ma？
I didn't bring money today — can you pay for me first?
Words with 垫
野餐垫
yě cān diàn
picnic blanket
铺垫
pū diàn
to spread out bedding
锅垫
guō diàn
trivet
门垫
mén diàn
doormat
防潮垫
fáng cháo diàn
groundsheet (for camping etc)
鼠标垫
shǔ biāo diàn
mouse pad
鞋垫
xié diàn
insole
卡垫
kǎ diàn
mat
坐垫
zuò diàn
cushion
坐厕垫
zuò cè diàn
toilet seat
垫上
diàn shàng
to pay for sb
垫付
diàn fù
to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later