墊〔垫〕 zin³ {diàn}

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

墊底〔垫-〕 zin³ dai² {diàn dǐ}

deductible (insurance term); people who are at the bottom, especially students who have poor academic performance; to put something at the bottom

墊補〔垫补〕 din⁶ bou² {diàn bu}

1. to appropriate funds intended for another purpose
2. to borrow
3. to snack

墊付〔垫-〕 din⁶ fu⁶ {diàn fù}

to advance funds to sb for later repayment

墊款〔垫-〕 din⁶ fun² {diàn kuǎn}

advance (of funds)

墊上〔垫-〕 din⁶ soeng⁵ {diàn shàng}

to pay for sb

墊支〔垫-〕 din⁶ zi¹ {diàn zhī}

to advance funds

墊江〔垫-〕 dip⁶ gong¹ {Diàn jiāng}

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

墊背〔垫-〕 zin³ bui³ {diàn bèi}

1. to serve as a sacrificial victim
2. to suffer for sb else
3. scapegoat
4. to share sb's fate

墊檔〔垫档〕 zin³ dong² {diàn dàng}

1. to fill a blank space
2. to fill a slot (in a newspaper column, a TV program etc)

墊肩〔垫-〕 zin³ gin¹ {diàn jiān}

shoulder pad

墊腳〔垫脚〕 zin³ goek³ {diàn jiao}

litter (animal bedding)

墊高〔垫-〕 zin³ gou¹ {diàn gāo}

1. a support
2. to raise
3. to bolster
4. to jack up

墊圈〔垫-〕 zin³ gyun⁶ {diàn juàn}

to spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc

墊圈〔垫-〕 zin³ gyun⁶ {diàn quān}

1. washer (on bolt)
2. toilet seat

墊褥〔垫-〕 zin³ juk² {diàn rù}

cotton-padded mattress

墊料〔垫-〕 zin³ liu² {diàn liào}

1. packing material
2. lagging
3. litter

墊被〔垫-〕 zin³ pei⁵ {diàn bèi}

mattress

墊片〔垫-〕 zin³ pin² {diàn piàn}

1. spacer
2. shim

墊平〔垫-〕 zin³ ping⁴ {diàn píng}

to level (surfaces)

墊子〔垫-〕 zin³ zi² {diàn zi}

1. cushion
2. mat
3. pad

墊腳石〔垫脚-〕 din³ goek³ sek⁶ {diàn jiǎo shí}

1. stepping stone
2. fig. person used to advance one's career

墊底兒〔垫-儿〕 din⁶ dai² ji⁴ {diàn dǐ r}

1. foundation layer
2. underlay
3. fig. to lay foundations
4. to snack

墊江縣〔垫-县〕 dip⁶ gong¹ jyun⁶ {Diàn jiāng xiàn}

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