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信箱

xìn xiāng · xin xiang

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HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. mailbox
  2. post office box
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Oranges by the mailbox

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)打开(dǎkāi)信箱(xìnxiāng)，里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)一封(yīfēng)信(xìn)。

    Today I opened the mailbox and there was a letter inside.

  2. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)还有(háiyǒu)人(rén)写信(xiěxìn)吗(ma)？

    Does anyone still write letters?

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)奶奶(nǎinai)写(xiě)的(de)，她(tā)说(shuō)橘子(júzi)放在(fàngzài)信箱(xìnxiāng)旁边(pángbiān)了(le)。

    Grandma wrote it. She said she left oranges beside the mailbox.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看看(kànkan)信箱(xìnxiāng)旁边(pángbiān)吧(ba)！

    Let us go look beside the mailbox!

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)橘子(júzi)，只有(zhǐyǒu)一张(yīzhāng)纸条(zhǐtiáo)：谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)的(de)橘子(júzi)。

    There are no oranges, only a note: thanks for the oranges.

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2 examples
01

邻(lín)居(jū)看(kàn)见(jiàn)信(xìn)箱(xiāng)不(bú)是(shì)空(kōng)的(de)。

The neighbours see that the mailbox hasn't been emptied.

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

02

请(qǐng)问(wèn)最(zuì)后(hòu)一(yí)次(cì)开(kāi)信(xìn)箱(xiāng)在(zài)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)间(jiān)？

Excuse me, when was the mailbox last opened?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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