邮件

• 拼音: yóu jiàn
• 汉字拆解: 邮 = 由 (from) + 阝(邑) (city), meaning postal; 件 = 亻(人) (person) + 牛 (cow), meaning item or piece

含义

Mail; email. Refers to postal mail or electronic messages.

In modern usage, 邮件 most commonly refers to email (电子邮件). Can also refer to physical mail or parcels. Often used with verbs like 发 (send), 收到 (receive), and 回复 (reply to).

例句

1. 请查收我刚发给你的邮件。
2. 我每天早上都要处理很多邮件。
3. 他还没有回复我的邮件。

用法指南

语境: work, communication, everyday

语气: professional

正确说法

• 你收到我的邮件了吗？(Did you receive my email?)
• 我给你发一封邮件。(I'll send you an email.)

错误说法

• 我给你打一个邮件。(Don't use 打 with 邮件 — use 发 (send) for emails; 打 is for phone calls)

起源与历史

邮 (post, mail) + 件 (item, piece). Together: a piece of mail or a mail item.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal