How to say “mail” in Chinese
mail, send by post
“Mail” in Chinese is 寄, jì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
寄 is read jì. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; at the bottom, 奇 qí hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “寄”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 寄. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想给妈妈寄一些茶叶wǒxiǎnggěimāmajìyìxiēcháyèI want to send my mom some tea.
- 寄到俄罗斯快递费多少钱jìdàoÉluósī,kuàidìfèiduōshaoqiánHow much is delivery to Russia?
- 我要去邮局寄信。wǒyàoqùyóujújìxìnI need to go to the post office to mail a letter.
- 这些东西不能邮寄。zhèxiēdōngxibùnéngyóujìThese items can't be sent by mail.
- 这些书可以邮寄到俄罗斯吗zhèxiēshūkěyǐyóujìdàoÉluósīmaCan these books be mailed to Russia?
- 我去邮局寄包裹wǒqùyóujújìbāoguǒI'm going to the post office to send a parcel.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Your parcel's here”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mail” in Chinese?
“Mail” in Chinese is 寄, pinyin jì.
What does 寄 mean?
寄 (jì) means “mail, send by post”.
How do you write 寄?
寄 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 寄?
寄 is read jì. Tones: jì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“mail” in the lesson “Your parcel's here”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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