mailbox; postbox; pillar box
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mailbox; postbox; pillar box (a public box for posting letters)
Refers to the typically cylindrical or box-shaped public containers, often green in China, where people deposit mail.
Tā他
bǎ把
xiě写
hǎo好
de的
xìn信
tóu投
jìn进
le了
lǜ绿
sè色
de的
yóu邮
tǒng筒
。
He dropped the written letter into the green mailbox.
Jiē街
jiǎo角
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
yóu邮
tǒng筒
，
hěn很
fāng方
biàn便
。
There is a mailbox on the street corner, which is very convenient.
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Měi每
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
，
yóu邮
dì递
yuán员
dōu都
huì会
lái来
kāi开
yóu邮
tǒng筒
qǔ取
xìn信
。
Every afternoon, the postman comes to open the mailbox and collect the letters.