垫

diàn zhěn tou

垫枕头

pad a pillow

bǎ zhuō zi diàn gāo

把桌子垫高。

Pad the table higher.

nǐ xū xiān yòng xiē bù bǎ yǐ zi diàn hòu shi le

你须先用些布把椅子垫厚实了。

You'll have to pad out the chair with some more cloth.

chuáng diàn

床垫

mattress

kào diàn

靠垫

cushion

yǐ diàn

椅垫

chair cushion

dà xì tài duǎn diàn yī chū xiǎo xì ba

大戏太短，垫一出小戏吧。

The big play is too short, so let's play a small play.

diàn xì

垫戏

preliminary performance before the big play proper

zhèng xì kāi yǎn qián tā men xiān diàn le jǐ chū zhé zi xì

正戏开演前，他们先垫了几出折子戏。

They put in a few highlights from other operas before the full-scale performance.

wǒ xiān gěi nǐ diàn shang

我先给你垫上。

I'll pay for you.

nǐ xiān gěi wǒ diàn shang yǐ hòu zài huán nǐ

你先给我垫上，以后再还你。

Would you mind paying for me? I'll pay you back later.

shū qián yóu wǒ lái diàn

书钱由我来垫。

I'll pay for the book.