Meaning of 邮件
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- post
How to use 邮件
In everyday modern speech, 邮件 almost always means email, while paper mail is often called 信 (xìn). It pairs with verbs like 发 (fā, send) and 收 (shōu, receive). Example: 我给你发了一封邮件。(Wǒ gěi nǐ fā le yì fēng yóujiàn.) I sent you an email.
邮 (yóu) means post or mail, and 件 (jiàn) is a measure word for items, so 邮件 is literally a "mail item." Picture each letter or email as one piece you send through the post.
Common mistake: Learners often write 邮 with the wrong side, mixing it up with 油 (yóu, oil), which has the water radical 氵 on the left instead of 阝 on the right. Also keep the second syllable in the fourth tone: jiàn, not jiān.
邮件 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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邮 yóu · mail · 7 strokes
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件 jiàn · item · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 邮件.
| 条件 | tiáojiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 事件 | shìjiàn | incident; event |
| 文件 | wénjiàn | document; file |
| 证件 | zhèngjiàn | certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID |
| 电子邮件 | diànzǐ yóujiàn | |
| 邮箱 | yóuxiāng | mailbox; post office box |
| 邮票 | yóupiào | (postage) stamp |
| 邮局 | yóujú | post office |
| 软件 | ruǎnjiàn | software |
| 硬件 | yìngjiàn | hardware |
| 附件 | fùjiàn | appendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document) |
| 案件 | ànjiàn | case; instance |
Questions about 邮件
What does 邮件 mean?
邮件 (yóujiàn) means "mail; post" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 邮件?
邮件 is made of 2 characters: 邮 (7 strokes), 件 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 邮件 an HSK word?
Yes. 邮件 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 邮件 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 邮件 is written 郵件.
What measure word goes with 邮件?
Use 封 (fēng), as in 一封邮件 (yì fēng yóujiàn), one email. In casual speech some people also say 一个邮件.
What is the difference between 邮件 and 电子邮件?
电子邮件 (diànzǐ yóujiàn) is the full, formal term for email. In daily conversation people shorten it to 邮件, and context makes it clear they mean email.