envelope (colloq.)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
envelope; letter wrapper
informalColloquial term used in spoken Chinese, particularly in northern dialects. The suffix '-儿' indicates the 'erhua' pronunciation typical of Beijing and surrounding areas.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
xìn信
zhuāng装
jìn进
xìn信
pí皮
r儿
lǐ里
。
Please put the letter inside the envelope.
Zhè这
gè个
xìn信
pí皮
r儿
zhēn真
hǎo好
kàn看
，
shì是
zài在
nǎr哪
mǎi儿
de买
的
？
This envelope looks really nice; where did you buy it?
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Wǒ我
méi没
yǒu有
xìn信
pí皮
r儿
le了
，
nǐ你
qù去
wén文
jù具
diàn店
bāng帮
wǒ我
mǎi买
jǐ几
gè个
huí回
lái来
。
I'm out of envelopes; please go to the stationery store and buy some for me.