to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later
trad. 墊付
Also written 墊付【diàn fù】
Characters in this word
2垫
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pad, cushion, mat, to pad out, to fill a gap, to pay for sb, to advance (money)
- Pinyin
- diàn
- Traditional
- 墊
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 10463 of 2500
付
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surname Fu
- Pinyin
- Fù
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 2328 of 2500