垫[diàn]

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1. put sth. under sth. else to raise it or make it level; fill up; pad

♦ ~路 repair a road by filling the holes

♦ 桌子腿底下~点儿纸就平了。 Put a wad of paper under the leg of the table to make it level.

2. pay for sb. and expect to be repaid later

♦ 你先给我~上, 以后再还你。 Would you mind paying for me? I'll pay you back later.

名pad; cushion; mat

♦ 椅~ chair cushion