How to say “stamp” in Chinese
stamp (postage)
“Stamp” in Chinese is 邮票, yóu piào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
邮票 is read yóu piào: 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”.
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 “邮票”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 邮票. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我要一个信封和两张邮票wǒyàoyígexìnfēnghéliǎngzhāngyóupiàoOne envelope and two stamps, please.
- 他收藏了几千张邮票tāshōucánglejǐqiānzhāngyóupiàoHe has collected several thousand stamps.
More words from the lesson “At the post office”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “stamp” in Chinese?
“Stamp” in Chinese is 邮票, pinyin yóupiào.
What does 邮票 mean?
邮票 (yóupiào) means “stamp (postage)”.
How do you write 邮票?
邮票 is 2 characters: 邮 (yóu) — mail, post; 票 (piào) — ticket. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 邮票?
邮票 is read yóupiào. Tones: yóu — second tone, piào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“stamp” 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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