yóu jú
post office
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我去邮局寄信。
Wǒ qù yóujú jì xìn.
I went to the post office to mail a letter.
邮局就在我家附近。
Yóujú jiù zài wǒ jiā fùjìn.
The post office is near my house.
邮局的营业时间是早上八点到下午六点。
Yóujú de yíngyè shíjiān shì zǎoshang bā diǎn dào xiàwǔ liù diǎn.
The post office is open from 8am to 6pm.
邮政局 (yóuzhèngjú)
post office
邮政所 (yóuzhèngsuǒ)
post office
The Chinese word 邮局 (yóujú) for "post office" is composed of two characters: 邮 (yóu) and 局 (jú). The character 邮 originally meant "to travel far" or "to send". It is composed of the radical 酉 (yǒu), which represents wine or liquor, and the phonetic component 攸 (yōu). The character 局 originally meant "a corner" or "a small room". It is composed of the radical 宀 (mián), which represents a roof, and the phonetic component 屈 (qū). When combined, the characters 邮 and 局 form the word 邮局, which specifically refers to a place where mail is received, sorted, and distributed.
