邮编

• ピンイン: yóu biān
• 漢字の分解: 邮 = 阝+ 垂 simplified (area + phonetic — postal relay, mail); 编 = 纟+ 扁 (thread + flat — to braid, arrange in sequence, compile)

意味

郵便番号

Short for 邮政编码. China uses a six-digit postal code system introduced in 1980. Essential in formal address writing. Appears on envelopes, forms, and official documents. In common usage, 邮编 is the standard abbreviated form; the full form 邮政编码 is used in official contexts. Analogous to ZIP codes (US) and postcodes (UK).

例文

1. 国际快递因收件地址少填了邮编，无法自动分拣，只好退回重寄。
2. 填企业注册地址时，申请人必须写对六位邮编，否则系统会核验不通过并退件。
3. 如今，邮编已不只用于纸质信件分拣，在电商物流中也发挥着重要作用。

使い方ガイド

場面: logistics, administration, mail, e-commerce

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 填收货地址时，系统通常要求先输入有效的邮编，再自动补全省市区并计算运费和时效。(When filling in the shipping address, the system usually asks first for a valid postal code, then automatically fills in the province, city, and district and calculates the shipping cost and delivery time.)
• 中国邮政2020年启动邮编体系升级，目标是提高偏远地区地址解析和末端配送匹配准确率。(China Post launched an upgrade of its postal code system in 2020, aiming to improve address parsing in remote areas and the matching accuracy of last-mile delivery.)

避ける言い方

• 我不知道我的邮编是什么，所以我无法收信 — not knowing one's postal code does not prevent receiving mail; 邮编 is required when sending or registering addresses, but is not needed by the recipient; rephrase as 寄信时需要填写邮编

起源と歴史

邮 (mail/post — 阝mound/area + 垂 phonetic; originally a postal relay station, later mail) + 编 (code/compile — 纟thread + 扁 flat; to braid, arrange in sequence, hence a compiled code)

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal