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邮件

yóu jiàn · you jian

Traditional 郵件

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. mail
  2. post
  3. email
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The lost email

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)收到(shōudào)我(wǒ)的(de)邮件(yóujiàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you receive my email?

  2. Dengdeng

    收到(shōudào)了(le)！刚才(gāngcái)在(zài)垃圾邮件(lājīyóujiàn)里(lǐ)找到(zhǎodào)的(de)。

    Got it! I just found it in the junk mail.

  3. Liangliang

    以后(yǐhòu)我(wǒ)发(fā)邮件(yóujiàn)，你(nǐ)先(xiān)看看(kànkan)垃圾邮件(lājīyóujiàn)吧(ba)。

    From now on, when I send an email, check the junk mail first.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)也(yě)给(gěi)你(nǐ)发(fā)一封(yīfēng)邮件(yóujiàn)。

    OK, I will send you an email too.

  5. Liangliang

    内容(nèiróng)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is it about?

  6. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)的(de)邮件(yóujiàn)。

    Thanks for your email.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

收(shōu)到(dào)此(cǐ)邮(yóu)件(jiàn)后(hòu)请(qǐng)尽(jǐn)快(kuài)给(gěi)我(wǒ)答(dá)复(fù)。

Please send me a reply as soon as you receive this mail.

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

02

你(nǐ)收(shōu)到(dào)了(le)我(wǒ)发(fā)的(de)邮(yóu)件(jiàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

Did you get my letter?

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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邮
yóu

post (office); mail

件
jiàn

item; component

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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