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邮局

yóu jú · you ju

Traditional 郵局

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure words: 家 jiā, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. post office
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A postcard to next year

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)邮局(yóujú)寄(jì)明信片(míngxìnpiàn)。

    I want to go to the post office to send a postcard.

  2. Dengdeng

    寄(jì)给(gěi)谁(shéi)？

    Who to?

  3. Liangliang

    寄(jì)给(gěi)明年(míngnián)的(de)我们(wǒmen)。

    To ourselves next year.

  4. Dengdeng

    邮局(yóujú)能(néng)寄(jì)给(gěi)明年(míngnián)吗(ma)？

    Can the post office send it to next year?

  5. Liangliang

    能(néng)，邮局(yóujú)有(yǒu)慢递(màndì)，一年(yīnián)以后(yǐhòu)才(cái)寄到(jìdào)。

    Yes. The post office has slow mail. It arrives after a year.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)刚(gāng)从(cóng)邮(yóu)局(jú)回(huí)来(lái)。

Tom has just returned from the post office.

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

02

这(zhè)是(shì)邮(yóu)局(jú)，那(nà)是(shì)银(yín)行(háng)。

This is a post office and that is a bank.

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

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