letter; correspondence
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
letter; written correspondence; epistle
formalMore formal than 信 alone; often used in compound words or written contexts.
Tā他
men们
bǎo保
chí持
zhe着
pín频
fán繁
de的
shū书
xìn信
wǎng往
lái来
。
They maintain frequent correspondence.
Qǐng请
àn按
zhào照
biāo标
zhǔn准
de的
shū书
xìn信
gé格
shì式
shū书
xiě写
。
Please write according to standard letter format.
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Zài在
hù互
lián联
wǎng网
pǔ普
jí及
zhī之
qián前
，
rén人
men们
zhǔ主
yào要
tōng通
guò过
shū书
xìn信
jiāo交
liú流
。
Before the internet became widespread, people mainly communicated through letters.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
fēng封
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
lì历
shǐ史
shū书
xìn信
。
This is a precious historical letter.