mailbox; postbox; pillar box
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mailbox; postbox; pillar box (a public box on streets for posting letters)
Usually refers to the cylindrical or box-shaped public container on streets, also called 邮筒. Distinct from 信箱 which can also refer to private mailboxes or PO boxes.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
shàng上
bān班
lù路
guò过
xìn信
tǒng筒
dōu都
huì会
tóu投
yī一
fēng封
xìn信
。
He drops a letter in the mailbox every day on his way to work.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
tóu投
jìn进
lù路
biān边
de的
xìn信
tǒng筒
。
Please drop this letter into the roadside mailbox.
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Xìn信
tǒng筒
shàng上
xiě写
zhe着
měi每
tiān天
de的
kāi开
xiāng箱
shí时
jiān间
。
The collection times are written on the mailbox.