How to say “post office” in Chinese
post office
“Post office” in Chinese is 邮局, yóu jú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
邮局 is read yóu jú: 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”.
邮局 — “postal bureau”, a post office. It's also the measure word for games and rounds.
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 “邮局”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 邮局. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我要去邮局寄信。wǒyàoqùyóujújìxìnI need to go to the post office to mail a letter.
- 请问，附近有邮局吗？qǐngwèn,fùjìnyǒuyóujúmaExcuse me, is there a post office nearby?
- 我去邮局寄包裹wǒqùyóujújìbāoguǒI'm going to the post office to send a parcel.
- 小姐请问邮局在哪儿xiǎojiě,qǐngwènyóujúzàinǎrMiss, excuse me, where's the post office?
More words from the lesson “At the post office”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “post office” in Chinese?
“Post office” in Chinese is 邮局, pinyin yóujú.
What does 邮局 mean?
邮局 (yóujú) means “post office”.
How do you write 邮局?
邮局 is 2 characters: 邮 (yóu) — mail, post; 局 (jú) — office, bureau; game, round. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 邮局?
邮局 is read yóujú. Tones: yóu — second tone, jú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“post office” 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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