yīmèiér

伊妹儿

Word · NounTraditional伊妹兒

email; e-mail

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

email; e-mail (colloquial)

informal

A humorous transliteration of English 'e-mail'. Common in early internet slang in China, now slightly dated but still recognized. Often implies a casual, friendly tone.

Wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
yòng用
yī伊
mèi妹
ér儿
hé和
péng朋
yǒu友
lián联
xì系
 。

I often use email to keep in touch with friends.

Qǐng请
gěi给
wǒ我
fā发
yī一
gè个
yī伊
mèi妹
ér儿
 。

Please send me an email.

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Nǐ你
de的
yī伊
mèi妹
ér儿
dì地
zhǐ址
shì是
shén什
me么
 ?

What is your email address?

Tā他
lián连
yī伊
mèi妹
ér儿
dōu都
bù不
huì会
fā发
 。

He doesn't even know how to send emails.