邮票
yóupiào
The English word 'stamp' is translated into Chinese as 邮票 (yóupiào).
邮票 refers to a postage stamp, which is a small piece of paper with a design on one side and an adhesive on the other. When you want to express the action of sticking or attaching a stamp, you use the verb 贴 (tiē) followed by the noun, as in 贴邮票.
Meaning: any small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the traditional character version 郵票 is used for stamp.
How does it change in a sentence?
When counting a single stamp, you should use the classifier 张 (zhāng), resulting in the phrase 张邮票.
How do you pronounce it?
yóupiào
Did you know?
- While 邮票 is the standard term for postage, if you are talking about a rubber stamp used for office work, you would use the word 印章 (yìnzhāng) instead.
- When counting your stamps, you use the measure word 张 (zhāng). This is the same word used to describe a person's face, which might sound strange to an English speaker.
- The character 邮 (yóu) used in 邮票 is the same root used in the word for 'email', 电子邮件 (diànzǐ yóujiàn). The language treats electronic mail as a digital extension of the physical postal system.
Examples in context
- 我忘记在信封上贴邮票了。I forgot to attach a stamp to the envelope.This sentence is useful for expressing that you forgot to attach the 邮票 to an envelope.Tatoeba #342838 by fucongcong, translation #261578 by xtofu80
- 别忘了在你的信上贴张邮票。Don't forget to put a stamp on your letter.This sentence is useful for reminding someone to put a 邮票 on a letter.Tatoeba #332537 by fucongcong, translation #265971 by CK
- 请不要忘记寄信前要在上面贴邮票。Please don't forget to put a stamp on the letter before mailing it.This sentence is useful for reminding someone to attach a 邮票 to a letter before mailing it.Tatoeba #786035 by fucongcong, translation #45820 by CK
- 我是一个邮票收藏家I am a stamp collector.
- 这张小邮票上有一个红色的邮戳This small stamp has a red postmark.
- 请给我一些邮票Please give me some stamps.
- 你有什么稀有的邮票吗?Do you have any rare stamps?
- 你的邮票收藏得真漂亮Your stamp collection looks really beautiful.
- 那枚邮票很有历史价值That stamp has great historical value.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
At a small post office.
- 浩然 Haoran请问，这里有邮票吗？Qǐngwèn, zhèlǐ yǒu yóupiào ma?Excuse me, do you have stamps here?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen有的，您需要哪种？Yǒu de, nín xūyào nǎ zhǒng?Yes, what kind do you need?
- 浩然 Haoran给我一张普通的邮票吧。Gěi wǒ yī zhāng pǔtōng de yópiào ba.Just give me one ordinary stamp.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen好的，请稍等。Hǎo de, qǐng shāo děng.Okay, please wait a moment.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
