mail order; purchase by post
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to purchase by mail; to mail-order
Refers to a shopping method where the buyer remits payment to the seller, who then ships the goods by post. Commonly used for catalog shopping or remote purchases before the internet era, though still used today.
Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
tōng通
guò过
yóu邮
gòu购
de的
fāng方
shì式
gòu购
mǎi买
guó国
wài外
de的
zhuān专
yè业
shū书
jí籍
。
I like to purchase professional books from abroad by mail order.
Zhè这
jiā家
shāng商
diàn店
tí提
gōng供
yóu邮
gòu购
fú服
wù务
，
nín您
zhǐ只
xū需
tián填
xiě写
dìng订
dān单
bìng并
huì汇
kuǎn款
jí即
kě可
。
This store offers mail-order service; you only need to fill out the order form and remit payment.
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Zài在
méi没
yǒu有
hù互
lián联
wǎng网
de的
nián年
dài代
，
yóu邮
gòu购
shì是
rén人
men们
huò获
qǔ取
wài外
dì地
shāng商
pǐn品
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
fāng方
shì式
。
In the era before the internet, mail order was the primary way for people to obtain goods from other places.