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信件

xìn jiàn · xin jian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. letter (sent by mail)
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In a conversation

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Grandma’s letter

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)信箱(xìnxiāng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yī)封(fēng)信件(xìnjiàn)！

    There is a letter in my mailbox!

  2. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)还(hái)有(yǒu)人(rén)寄(jì)信件(xìnjiàn)吗(ma)？

    Does anyone still send letters these days?

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)奶奶(nǎinai)寄(jì)来(lái)的(de)，她(tā)不(bù)会(huì)发(fā)微信(wēixìn)。

    Grandma sent it. She cannot use WeChat.

  4. Liangliang

    她(tā)写(xiě)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did she write?

  5. Dengdeng

    她(tā)写(xiě)：收到(shōudào)信件(xìnjiàn)后(hòu)，请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)打(dǎ)电话(diànhuà)！

    She wrote: After you get this letter, please call me!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)未(wèi)经(jīng)允(yǔn)许(xǔ)就(jiù)看(kàn)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)私(sī)人(rén)信(xìn)件(jiàn)。

You shouldn't read other people's private letters without permission.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by wma · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)在(zài)信(xìn)箱(xiāng)中(zhōng)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)你(nǐ)的(de)信(xìn)件(jiàn)。

I found your letter in the mailbox.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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