邮局

• 拼音: yóu jú
• 汉字拆解: 邮 = 垂 + 阝(city radical), postal relay station; 局 = 尸 + 口 + 工, office or bureau

含义

Post office. The government-run institution for sending letters, parcels, and money orders.

In China, the main postal service is 中国邮政 (China Post). 邮局 offers services including sending letters (寄信), parcels (寄包裹), registered mail (挂号信), and in many locations also provides basic banking services.

例句

1. 我需要去邮局把这个包裹寄给在外地的朋友。
2. 附近的邮局周末也正常营业，去取快递非常方便。
3. 他在邮局买了几张邮票，准备写信寄给远方的亲人。

用法指南

语境: everyday, services

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你知道附近的邮局在哪里吗？(Do you know where the nearest post office is?)
• 我下午要去邮局寄一封挂号信。(I need to go to the post office this afternoon to send a registered letter.)

错误说法

• 将'邮局'与'快递公司'混用 (Don't use 邮局 interchangeably with 快递公司 — 邮局 refers specifically to the official post office, while 快递公司 refers to private courier companies like SF Express or ZTO)

起源与历史

A compound of 邮 (post/mail; originally 垂 + 阝 city radical, related to relay stations) and 局 (bureau/office; 尸 + 口 + 工, denoting an enclosed organisational unit).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal