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邮差

yóu chāi · you chai

Traditional 郵差

Meaning

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  1. postman; mailman (dated in mainland China)
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Waiting for a letter

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)等(děng)一封信(yīfēngxìn)，邮差(yóuchāi)怎么(zěnme)还没(háiméi)来(lái)？

    I'm waiting for a letter. Why hasn't the postman come yet?

  2. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)发微信(fāwēixìn)，邮差(yóuchāi)很少(hěnshǎo)送信(sòngxìn)了(le)。

    Everyone sends WeChat messages now, so postmen rarely deliver letters.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我的(wǒde)朋友(péngyou)喜欢(xǐhuan)写信(xiěxìn)。

    But my friend likes writing letters.

  4. Liangliang

    听(tīng)，有(yǒu)自行车(zìxíngchē)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)，邮差(yóuchāi)来(lái)了(le)！

    Listen, I hear a bicycle. The postman is here!

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！哎(āi)，是(shì)一张(yīzhāng)水电费(shuǐdiànfèi)账单(zhàngdān)。

    Great! Oh, it's a utility bill.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

邮(yóu)差(chāi)已(yǐ)经(jīng)来(lái)过(guò)了(le)吗(ma)？

Has the mailman already come?

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

02

邮(yóu)差(chāi)每(měi)天(tiān)上(shàng)午(wǔ)都(dōu)会(huì)来(lái)送(sòng)信(xìn)。

The mailman comes to deliver letters every morning.

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