信箱

• 拼音: xìn xiāng
• 汉字拆解: 信 = 亻 (person) + 言 (speech), meaning letter; 箱 = 竹 (bamboo) + 相 (appearance), meaning box

含义

Mailbox; letterbox. A container for receiving or sending mail.

Can refer to both physical mailboxes (邮政信箱) and email addresses (电子信箱 or 邮箱). In modern usage, 邮箱 is more common for email. Physical mailboxes are becoming less common but still used for official correspondence.

例句

1. 我每天都会检查一下信箱有没有新邮件。
2. 请把信投进门口的信箱里。
3. 他给我留了一个电子信箱地址。

用法指南

语境: mail, communication

语气: practical

正确说法

• 你的信箱是什么？(What's your email address?)
• 信箱里有一封挂号信。(There's a registered letter in the mailbox.)

错误说法

• 发到我的信箱 (More common to say 发到我邮箱 for email in casual speech)

起源与历史

Compound of 信 (letter, mail) and 箱 (box), literally a box for letters.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal