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邮箱

yóu xiāng · you xiang

Traditional 郵箱

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. mailbox
  2. post office box
  3. email
  4. email inbox
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Messy inbox

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)发(fā)了(le)照片(zhàopiàn)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)邮箱(yóuxiāng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    I sent you the photos. Did you check your inbox?

  2. Liangliang

    还没有(háiméiyǒu)，我(wǒ)的(de)邮箱(yóuxiāng)很(hěn)乱(luàn)。

    Not yet. My inbox is a mess.

  3. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)乱(luàn)？

    How messy?

  4. Liangliang

    里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)一千多(yīqiānduō)封(fēng)没(méi)看(kàn)的(de)邮件(yóujiàn)。

    It has over a thousand unread emails.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)看(kàn)邮箱(yóuxiāng)？

    When will you check your inbox?

  6. Liangliang

    等(děng)我(wǒ)退休(tuìxiū)以后(yǐhòu)。

    After I retire.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)的(de)邮(yóu)箱(xiāng)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)发(fā)不(bu)过(guò)去(qù)邮(yóu)件(jiàn)呢(ne)，奇(qí)怪(guài)。

Strange, why can't I send any mail to your mail box?

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

02

把(bǎ)这(zhè)张(zhāng)邮(yóu)票(piào)贴(tiē)在(zài)明(míng)信(xìn)片(piàn)上(shàng)，然(rán)后(hòu)投(tóu)到(dào)邮(yóu)箱(xiāng)里(lǐ)。

Put this stamp on the postcard and drop it in the mailbox.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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邮
yóu

post (office); mail

箱
xiāng

box; trunk

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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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