# 垫 (diàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 垫 (diàn) means “cushion; mat; to pay for sb”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cushion; mat; to pay for sb
- Pinyin: diàn (dian4)
- Traditional: 墊
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我钱没带够，你能先帮我垫一下门票钱吗？
  Wǒ qián méi dài gòu, nǐ néng xiān bāng wǒ diàn yíxià ménpiào qián ma?
  I didn't bring enough money; could you pay for the ticket for me first?

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