铺垫

Traditional form:

鋪墊

Pinyin (reading):

pūdiàn

Definitions:

• to spread out bedding
• bedcover

Characters:

• 铺 - shop, store; bed, mattress
• 垫 - cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another

Traditional characters:

• 鋪 - shop, store; bed, mattress
• 墊 - cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another