dead letter; undeliverable mail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
dead letter; undeliverable mail (due to incorrect or unclear address)
technicalPostal terminology. Also referred to as 死信 or 盲信 in postal service contexts.
Zhè这
fēng封
xiā瞎
xìn信
yīn因
wèi为
dì地
zhǐ址
bù不
xiáng详
bèi被
tuì退
huí回
le了
yóu邮
jú局
。
This dead letter was returned to the post office due to an incomplete address.
Yóu邮
zhèng政
jú局
shè设
yǒu有
zhuān专
mén门
chǔ处
lǐ理
xiā瞎
xìn信
de的
bù部
mén门
。
The post office has a dedicated department for handling undeliverable mail.
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Yóu由
yú于
yóu邮
biān编
xiě写
cuò错
le了
，
zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
biàn变
chéng成
le了
xiā瞎
xìn信
。
Because the zip code was written incorrectly, this letter became a dead letter.