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邮箱

yóuxiāng

mailbox

Usage note

邮箱是用来发送和接收电子邮件的工具。

yóuxiāng shì yòng lái fāsòng hé jīnrù ér yǐnliú diànyǐnqián dì gōngzú.

邮箱是用于发送和接收电子邮件的工具.

Context note

在日常生活中,我们经常需要使用邮箱来收发邮件。比如,学校会通过家长邮箱通知学生信息。

zài rì cháng de shēnghuó zhōng, wǒmen jiāng jīng xīng yào yòng yóuxiāng lái shōufā miànqián. bǐrú, xuéxiào huì tōngguò jiàndāng yóuxiāng tōngzhī xuéshēng xìnqíng.

In daily life, we often need to use email to send and receive messages. For example, schools will notify students through parents' emails.

5 examples

我有一个新的邮箱地址。
wǒ yǒu yí gè xīn de yóu xiāng dì zhǐ。
I have a new email address.
请将邮件发送到我的邮箱
qǐng jiāng yóu jiàn fā sòng dào wǒ de yóu xiāng。
Please send the mail to my email.
我忘记了我的邮箱密码。
wǒ wàng jì le wǒ de yóu xiāng mì mǎ。
I forgot my email password.
他通过邮箱联系了我。
tā tōng guò yóu xiāng lián xì le wǒ。
He contacted me through email.
公司提供了一个企业邮箱
gōng sī tí gōng le yí gè qǐ yè yóu xiāng。
The company provided a business email.

5 mini stories

妈妈给我注册了新的邮箱,我可以用它来收发邮件。
mā ma gěi wǒ zhù cè le xīn de yóu xiāng, wǒ kě yǐ yòng tā lái shōu fā yóu jiàn。
Mom registered a new email for me. I can use it to send and receive emails.
老师通过邮箱发给我们通知,这样更方便。
lǎo shī tōng guò yóu xiāng fā gěi wǒ men tōng zhī, zhè yàng gèng fāng biàn。
The teacher sends us notifications through email. This is more convenient.
我通过邮箱预约了医生,这样可以避免面对面。
wǒ tōng guò yóu xiāng yù yuē le yī shēng, zhè yàng kě yǐ bì miǎn miàn duì miàn。
I made an appointment with the doctor through email. This avoids face-to-face meetings.
我通过邮箱给朋友寄了一封信。
wǒ tōng guò yóu xiāng gěi péng yǒu jì le yì fēng xìn。
I sent a letter to my friend through email.
公司通过邮箱发给我们最新的产品信息。
gōng sī tōng guò yóu xiāng fā gěi wǒ men zuì xīn de chǎn pǐn xìn xī。
The company sent us the latest product information through email.

Mini dialogue

寄信

A
我们去邮箱寄信吧。
Wǒmen qù yóuxiāng jì xìn ba.
Let's go to the mailbox to mail the letter.
B
好的,邮箱就在前面。
Hǎo de, yóuxiāng jiù zài qiánmiàn.
Okay, the mailbox is just up ahead.

检查邮箱

A
你检查邮箱了吗?
Nǐ jiǎnchá yóuxiāng le ma?
Did you check the mailbox?
B
还没有,我现在去看邮箱
Hái méiyǒu, wǒ xiànzài qù kàn yóuxiāng.
Not yet, I'll go check the mailbox now.

Related words and contrasts

similar
信箱
xìnxiāng
letterbox

信箱 is a physical letterbox; 邮箱 can be physical or email inbox.

related
电子邮件
diànzǐ yóujiàn
email

电子邮件 is the email itself, often stored in a 邮箱.

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