purchase by mail; mail order
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to purchase by mail or correspondence
Refers to buying goods through written correspondence (traditionally by post), less common today with the rise of e-commerce but still used in formal business contexts.
Wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
hán函
gòu购
zhè这
běn本
jiào教
cái材
，
bù不
yòng用
qù去
shū书
diàn店
。
We can purchase this textbook by mail without going to the bookstore.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
kāi开
zhǎn展
hán函
gòu购
yè业
wù务
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
nián年
le了
。
This company has been operating a mail-order business for twenty years already.
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Hán函
gòu购
xū需
yào要
tián填
xiě写
dìng订
dān单
bìng并
fù附
jì寄
zhī支
piào票
。
Mail order requires filling out an order form and enclosing a check.