Meaning of 邮箱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- mailbox
- post office box
- email inbox
How to use 邮箱
In modern speech 邮箱 most often means an email account or email address, though it can still mean a physical mailbox. People often ask for your email with this word. Example: 你的邮箱是什么？(Nǐ de yóuxiāng shì shénme?) What is your email address?
邮 (yóu) means mail or post, as in 邮局 (yóujú) post office, and 箱 (xiāng) means box, as in 冰箱 (bīngxiāng) refrigerator. Put them together and you get a mail box, which today usually means your email inbox.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 邮件 (yóujiàn) when they mean 邮箱. 邮件 is the message itself, while 邮箱 is the account or box where messages go. Also keep the tone on 箱 (xiāng) first tone, not xiǎng like 想.
邮箱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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箱 xiāng · box · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 邮箱.
| 邮件 | yóujiàn | mail; post |
| 电子邮件 | diànzǐ yóujiàn | |
| 邮票 | yóupiào | (postage) stamp |
| 箱子 | xiāngzi | suitcase; chest |
| 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | refrigerator; (old) icebox |
| 邮局 | yóujú | post office |
| 信箱 | xìnxiāng | mailbox; post office box |
| 后备箱 | hòubèixiāng | trunk; boot (of a car) |
| 集装箱 | jízhuāngxiāng | container (for shipping) |
| 邮政 | yóuzhèng | postal service; postal |
| 集邮 | jíyóu | stamp collecting; philately |
| 邮编 | yóubiān | postal code; zip code |
Questions about 邮箱
What does 邮箱 mean?
邮箱 (yóuxiāng) means "mailbox; post office box" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 邮箱?
邮箱 is made of 2 characters: 邮 (7 strokes), 箱 (15 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 邮箱 an HSK word?
Yes. 邮箱 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 邮箱 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 邮箱 is written 郵箱.
How do I say "send an email to my inbox" in Chinese?
You can say 发到我的邮箱 (fā dào wǒ de yóuxiāng), meaning send it to my email. For example, 请把文件发到我的邮箱。(Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn fā dào wǒ de yóuxiāng.) Please send the file to my email.
Is 邮箱 the same as 电子邮箱?
电子邮箱 (diànzǐ yóuxiāng) specifically means an email account. In everyday speech people usually drop 电子 and just say 邮箱, since the meaning is clear from context.