垫付 (diànfù): to advance money (to be reimbur…

Meanings

1 to advance money (to be reimbursed later)
2 to front a payment
3 to pay on behalf of someone

Characters

垫

diàn

to advance; to cushion

付

fù

to pay

Examples

出差的费用先由员工垫付，回来报销。

Chūchāi de fèiyòng xiān yóu yuángōng diànfù, huílái bàoxiāo.

Business trip expenses are first advanced by the employee and reimbursed on return.

我先帮你垫付医药费吧。

Wǒ xiān bāng nǐ diànfù yīyàofèi ba.

Let me cover your medical fees for now.

Tips

usage

垫付 always implies reimbursement is expected — it's a loan, not a gift. For a genuine handout use 代付 (pay on behalf of) or 请客 (treat). Common in expense-reimbursement contexts.

Stroke Order

垫 diàn

付 fù

Related Words

第三方支付 dìsānfāngzhīfù

third-party payment (non-bank payment platforms) / third-party payment services (e.g. Alipay, WeChat Pay)

垫 diàn HSK 7 #5,107

to pad / to cushion / to put something under / to advance (money)

支付 zhīfù HSK 3 #3,657

to pay (a sum of money) / payment

垫被 diànbèi #95,611

mattress pad / padded under-quilt placed beneath the sleeper

面对面收付款 miànduìmiànshōufùkuǎn

face-to-face payment (in-person QR-code payment feature) / in-person pay-and-receive

付费 fùfèi HSK 7 #8,278

to pay a fee; to pay (for a service) / paid (as modifier: not free)

付清 fùqīng #8,441

to pay in full; to pay off; to settle (a debt)

拨付 bōfù

to disburse (funds) / to allocate and pay out (money)

首付款 shǒufùkuǎn

down payment / initial payment

付尾款 fùwěikuǎn

to pay the balance / to pay the final installment (after a deposit)