Meaning of 电子邮件
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
Measure word: 封,份
How to use 电子邮件
电子邮件 is the full, slightly formal word for email, and in everyday speech people often shorten it to 邮件 (yóujiàn). You send one with the verb 发 (fā). Example: 我给你发了一封电子邮件。(Wǒ gěi nǐ fā le yì fēng diànzǐ yóujiàn.) I sent you an email.
Break it into two pairs: 电子 (diànzǐ) means electronic, and 邮件 (yóujiàn) means mail or a posted item. Electronic mail is simply email, the same logic as the English word.
Common mistake: Learners often read 子 here as neutral-tone zi, like in 孩子 (háizi) or 房子 (fángzi), but in 电子 it keeps its full third tone: diànzǐ. Also, 邮 (yóu) is second tone, not yǒu like 有.
电子邮件 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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电 diàn · lightning · 5 strokes
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子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes
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邮 yóu · mail · 7 strokes
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件 jiàn · item · 6 strokes
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Questions about 电子邮件
What does 电子邮件 mean?
电子邮件 (diànzǐ yóujiàn) means "email".
How do you write 电子邮件?
电子邮件 is made of 4 characters: 电 (5 strokes), 子 (3 strokes), 邮 (7 strokes), 件 (6 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 电子邮件 an HSK word?
Yes. 电子邮件 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 电子邮件 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 电子邮件 is written 電子郵件.
What measure word is used with 电子邮件?
Use 封 (fēng), the same measure word used for letters. For example, 一封电子邮件 (yì fēng diànzǐ yóujiàn) means one email.
How do I say email address in Chinese?
Say 电子邮件地址 (diànzǐ yóujiàn dìzhǐ) or the shorter 邮箱 (yóuxiāng), which literally means mailbox. In casual talk, many people also just say the English word email.