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墊高

简垫高 · 繁墊高

Mandarin · pinyin diàn gāo

a support
to raise
to bolster
to jack up

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
垫: diàn · advance money, pay for another

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4–1 · dian4 gao1

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