yóu

邮

Character · Verb · Adjective · NounTraditional郵

mail; post; postal

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Meanings

4 senses · 20 examples
1.

verb

to mail; to post; to remit by post

Used for sending letters, parcels, or remitting money through the postal system.

Wǒ我
xiǎng想
qù去
yóu邮
jú局
jì寄
fēng封
xìn信
 。

I want to go to the post office to mail a letter.

Shàng上
gè个
yuè月
wǒ我
gěi给
jiā家
lǐ里
yóu邮
qù去
le了
wǔ五
bǎi百
kuài块
qián钱
 。

Last month I remitted five hundred yuan to my family.

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Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
fēng封
yóu邮
jiàn件
fā发
chū出
qù去
 。

Please send out this piece of mail.

Tā他
zài在
wài外
dì地
gōng工
zuò作
 ,
měi每
gè个
yuè月
dōu都
yóu邮
qián钱
huí回
jiā家
 。

He works in another city and remits money home every month.

Zhè这
gè个
bāo包
guǒ裹
kě可
yǐ以
yóu邮
dào到
hǎi海
wài外
ma吗
 ?

Can this package be mailed overseas?

2.

adjective

postal; mail; relating to postal service

Used as an attributive to form compound words related to postal services.

Yóu邮
jú局
jiù就
zài在
yín银
háng行
páng旁
biān边
 。

The post office is right next to the bank.

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
shōu收
jí集
gè各
zhǒng种
yóu邮
piào票
 。

I like collecting various stamps.

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Xiàn现
zài在
yóu邮
diàn电
tōng通
xùn讯
fēi非
cháng常
fā发
dá达
 。

Now postal and telecommunications are very developed.

Qǐng请
tián填
xiě写
zhèng正
què确
de的
yóu邮
zhèng政
biān编
mǎ码
 。

Please fill in the correct postal code.

Yóu邮
xiāng箱
lǐ里
de的
xìn信
jiàn件
yǐ已
jīng经
mǎn满
le了
 。

The mailbox is already full.

3.

noun

philatelic items; stamps; mail-related collectibles

Short for 邮品. Commonly used in the context of stamp collecting.

Jí集
yóu邮
shì是
tā他
de的
zuì最
dà大
ài爱
hào好
 。

Philately is his greatest hobby.

Zhè这
cì次
yóu邮
zhǎn展
zhǎn展
chū出
le了
xǔ许
duō多
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
yóu邮
piào票
 。

This stamp exhibition displayed many precious stamps.

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Tā他
zài在
jí集
yóu邮
fāng方
miàn面
tóu投
rù入
le了
hěn很
duō多
shí时
jiān间
hé和
jīn金
qián钱
 。

He has invested a lot of time and money in stamp collecting.

Zhè这
tào套
jì纪
niàn念
yóu邮
pǐn品
fēi非
cháng常
yǒu有
shōu收
cáng藏
jià价
zhí值
 。

This set of commemorative philatelic items has great collection value.

Yóu邮
shì市
zuì最
jìn近
hěn很
huǒ火
bào爆
 。

The stamp market has been very hot recently.

4.

noun

surname You

Used as a family name.

Yóu邮
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
jīng经
lǐ理
 。

Mr. You is the new manager of our company.

Yóu邮
xìng姓
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
bǐ比
jiào较
shǎo少
jiàn见
 。

The surname You is relatively rare in China.

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Wǒ我
de的
hǎo好
péng朋
you友
xìng姓
Yóu邮
 ,
míng名
Zhèng政
 。

My good friend's surname is You, and his given name is Zheng.

Yóu邮
shì氏
jiā家
zú族
zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
chū出
guò过
bù不
shǎo少
míng名
rén人
 。

The You clan has produced many famous people in history.

Qǐng请
wèn问
nín您
guì贵
xìng姓
 ?
Wǒ我
xìng姓
Yóu邮
 。

May I ask your honorable surname? My surname is You.