电子邮件

• Pinyin: diàn zǐ yóu jiàn
• Hanzi breakdown: 电 (electric) + 子 (child/suffix) + 邮 (mail/post) + 件 (piece/item)

Meaning

Email; electronic mail. A message sent and received electronically via the internet.

The full formal term for email. In everyday speech, people often shorten it to 邮件. Common in both business and personal communication contexts.

Examples

1. 请把文件通过电子邮件发给我。 Please send the document to me by email.
2. 我每天早上都要查看电子邮件。 I check my emails every morning.
3. 他收到了一封很重要的电子邮件。 He received a very important email.

Usage Guide

Context: work, communication, technology

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 我给你发了一封电子邮件，请查收。(I sent you an email; please check it.)
• 你的电子邮件地址是什么？(What is your email address?)

Don't Say

• 我发了一个电子邮件你 (Don't place the recipient after 电子邮件 — use 给 before the person: 我给你发了一封电子邮件)

Origin & History

Compound of 电子 (electronic) and 邮件 (mail/postal item), a direct translation of the English term 'electronic mail.'

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal