How to say “email” in Chinese
“Email” in Chinese is 邮件, yóu jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
邮件 is read yóu jiàn: 2 syllables. 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 the left, 由 yóu hints at the sound; on the right, 阝 “village”.
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “邮件”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 邮件. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你收到我的邮件了吗？nǐshōudàowǒdeyóujiànlemaDid you get my email?
- 我今天收到了三封邮件wǒjīntiānshōudàolesānfēngyóujiànI got three emails today.
- 你不是收到邮件了吗？nǐbúshìshōudàoyóujiànlemaDidn't you get the email?
- 这是一封关于会议的邮件。zhèshìyìfēngguānyúhuìyìdeyóujiànThis is an email about the meeting.
- 你收到经理的邮件了吗？nǐshōudàojīnglǐdeyóujiànlemaDid you get the manager's email?
- 请把这封邮件转发给我qǐngbǎzhèfēngyóujiànzhuǎnfāgěiwǒPlease forward me this email.
More words from the lesson “Letters”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “email” in Chinese?
“Email” in Chinese is 邮件, pinyin yóujiàn.
What does 邮件 mean?
邮件 (yóujiàn) means “email”.
How do you write 邮件?
邮件 is 2 characters: 邮 (yóu) — mail, post; 件 (jiàn) — measure word: clothes, matters. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 邮件?
邮件 is read yóujiàn. Tones: yóu — second tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“email” in the lesson “Letters”
This word is from the topic “Work and business” of HSK 3. 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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