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封

fēng · feng/Fēng · feng

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Meaning

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fēng 封

  1. to confer
  2. to grant
  3. to bestow a title
  4. to seal
  5. classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

Fēng 封

  1. surname Feng
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In a conversation

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A letter from Grandma

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)收到(shōudào)了(le)一封(yīfēng)信(xìn)！

    I got a letter today!

  2. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)还(hái)有(yǒu)人(rén)写信(xiěxìn)？谁(shéi)寄(jì)的(de)？

    Does anyone still write letters? Who sent it?

  3. Liangliang

    是(shì)我(wǒ)奶奶(nǎinai)，她(tā)一次(yīcì)寄来(jìlái)了(le)三封(sānfēng)。

    My grandma. She sent three at once.

  4. Dengdeng

    三封(sānfēng)信(xìn)！她(tā)写(xiě)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Three letters! What did she write?

  5. Liangliang

    三封(sānfēng)都(dōu)一样(yīyàng)，她(tā)怕(pà)第一封(dìyīfēng)丢(diū)了(le)。

    All three are the same. She feared the first would get lost.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)没(méi)有(yǒu)接(jiē)电(diàn)话(huà)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)给(gěi)他(tā)发(fā)了(le)封(fēng)邮(yóu)件(jiàn)。

He didn't answer the phone, so I sent him an email.

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

02

汤(Tāng)姆(mǔ)给(gěi)玛(Mǎ)丽(lì)写(xiě)了(le)封(fēng)长(cháng)信(xìn)，可(kě)是(shì)没(méi)有(yǒu)寄(jì)给(gěi)她(tā)。

Tom wrote Mary a long letter, but he didn't send it to her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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