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邮票

yóu piào · you piao

Traditional 郵票

HSK 3Measure words: 枚 méi, 张 zhāng

Meaning

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  1. (postage) stamp
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A letter for Grandma

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)奶奶(nǎinai)寄(jì)一封(yīfēng)信(xìn)。

    I want to mail a letter to Grandma.

  2. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)还(hái)有人(yǒurén)寄信(jìxìn)吗(ma)？

    Does anyone still mail letters these days?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，奶奶(nǎinai)最(zuì)爱(ài)看(kàn)信(xìn)。可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)邮票(yóupiào)。

    Yes, Grandma loves letters. But I have no stamp.

  4. Liangliang

    邮局(yóujú)就(jiù)在(zài)前面(qiánmiàn)，你(nǐ)去(qù)买(mǎi)邮票(yóupiào)吧(ba)。

    The post office is just ahead. Go buy a stamp.

  5. Dengdeng

    邮票(yóupiào)买好(mǎihǎo)了(le)！啊(a)，信(xìn)忘(wàng)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)了(le)。

    I bought the stamp! Oh, I left the letter at home.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)只好(zhǐhǎo)寄(jì)一张(yīzhāng)邮票(yóupiào)给(gěi)奶奶(nǎinai)了(le)！

    Then you can only mail Grandma a stamp!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)忘(wàng)了(le)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)信(xìn)上(shàng)贴(tiē)张(zhāng)邮(yóu)票(piào)。

Don't forget to put a stamp on your letter.

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

02

他(tā)的(de)兴(xìng)趣(qù)爱(ài)好(hào)是(shì)收(shōu)集(jí)旧(jiù)邮(yóu)票(piào)。

His hobby is collecting old stamps.

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

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邮
yóu

post (office); mail

票
piào

ticket; ballot

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