How to say “send by mail” in Chinese

邮寄
yóujì

send by mail

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Services and formalities”

“Send by mail” in Chinese is 邮寄, yóu jì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

邮寄 is read yóu jì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yóu — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
jì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

邮
yóu — mail, post

On the left, 由 yóu hints at the sound; on the right, 阝 “village”.

寄
jì — send by mail; entrust

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 “邮寄”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 邮寄. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 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?

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “send by mail” in Chinese?

“Send by mail” in Chinese is 邮寄, pinyin yóujì.

What does 邮寄 mean?

邮寄 (yóujì) means “send by mail”.

How do you write 邮寄?

邮寄 is 2 characters: 邮 (yóu) — mail, post; 寄 (jì) — send by mail; entrust. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 邮寄?

邮寄 is read yóujì. Tones: yóu — second tone, jì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“send by mail” in the lesson “At the post office”

This word is from the topic “Services and formalities” of HSK 5. 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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