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垫

diàn
HSK 7

English Meaning

pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
下个月房租我替你先垫着
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“I'll bail you out this time, but stop complaining and pay me back later.”

1. PREVIOUS

行了行了行了 别哭穷了

“Alright, enough of that.”

“I'll cover your rent for next month.”

3. NEXT

下下个月还给我

“You pay me back the month after.”

《家事法庭》 · daily_life
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她业绩垫底 大家有目共睹 谁也帮不了她
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop feeling sorry for her; she brought this on herself.”

1. PREVIOUS

我担心陶菱 陶菱被裁跟你没有关系

“Tao Ling... Tao Ling's layoff has nothing to do with you.”

“She came in last. Everyone knows it. Nobody can help her.”

3. NEXT

曹磊

“Cao Lei.”

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我们组的所有人都知道 小陶的业绩是垫底的
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I'm not being cruel; her terrible numbers made firing her the only justifiable choice.”

1. PREVIOUS

柯瑞娜的老陈欠我个人情

“Chen from Keruina owes me a favor.”

“Everyone in our team knows Tao's performance was the worst.”

3. NEXT

我要是不把她裁了 那别人闹起来怎么办啊

“If I hadn't fired her, others would have complained.”

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