How to say “mailbox” in Chinese
mailbox, email address
“Mailbox” in Chinese is 邮箱, yóu xiāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
邮箱 is read yóu xiāng: 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 top, 竹 “bamboo”; below, 相 xiāng 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 “邮箱”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 邮箱. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请把简历发到我的邮箱qǐngbǎjiǎnlìfādàowǒdeyóuxiāngPlease send your résumé to my email.
More words from the lesson “Letters”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mailbox” in Chinese?
“Mailbox” in Chinese is 邮箱, pinyin yóuxiāng.
What does 邮箱 mean?
邮箱 (yóuxiāng) means “mailbox, email address”.
How do you write 邮箱?
邮箱 is 2 characters: 邮 (yóu) — mail, post; 箱 (xiāng) — box, chest. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 邮箱?
邮箱 is read yóuxiāng. Tones: yóu — second tone, xiāng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“mailbox” 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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