Meaning of 邮票
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (postage) stamp
Measure word: 枚,張|张
How to use 邮票
邮票 is the everyday word for a postage stamp, and its measure word is usually 张 (zhāng). It also shows up when talking about stamp collecting, 集邮 (jíyóu). Example: 我要买三张邮票。(Wǒ yào mǎi sān zhāng yóupiào.) I want to buy three stamps.
邮 (yóu) means mail or post, and 票 (piào) means a ticket or slip. A stamp is the little ticket that lets your letter travel through the mail.
Common mistake: Learners often write 票 with 西 on top wrong, or confuse it with 要 (yào), which has 女 at the bottom instead of 示. Also keep the tones straight: yóu is second tone and piào is fourth.
邮票 in example sentences
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邮 yóu · mail · 7 strokes
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票 piào · ticket · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 邮票.
| 机票 | jīpiào | plane ticket; airline ticket |
| 车票 | chēpiào | ticket for a bus or train |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 邮件 | yóujiàn | mail; post |
| 电子邮件 | diànzǐ yóujiàn | |
| 邮箱 | yóuxiāng | mailbox; post office box |
| 票价 | piàojià | ticket price; fare; admission fee |
| 邮局 | yóujú | post office |
| 发票 | fāpiào | invoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3 yi1 fa1 piao4]) |
| 彩票 | cǎipiào | lottery ticket |
| 投票 | tóupiào | to vote; to cast a vote |
| 股票 | gǔpiào | share certificate; stock (finance) |
Questions about 邮票
What does 邮票 mean?
邮票 (yóupiào) means "(postage) stamp" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 邮票?
邮票 is made of 2 characters: 邮 (7 strokes), 票 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 邮票 an HSK word?
Yes. 邮票 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 邮票 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 邮票 is written 郵票.
What is the measure word for 邮票?
Use 张 (zhāng), the measure word for flat things like paper and tickets. For example, 一张邮票 (yì zhāng yóupiào) means one stamp. A set of stamps can be 一套邮票 (yí tào yóupiào).
Why do 邮票, 机票, and 门票 all end in 票?
票 (piào) refers to a small paper slip that grants access or payment, so it builds many ticket words. 机票 (jīpiào) is a plane ticket, 车票 (chēpiào) is a bus or train ticket, and 门票 (ménpiào) is an admission ticket. Learning 票 helps you guess all of them.