yóu piào
postage stamp; stamp
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我需要买一些邮票。
wǒ xūyào mǎi yīxiē yóupiào.
I need to buy some stamps.
这封信需要贴两张邮票。
zhè fēng xìn xūyào tiē liǎng zhāng yóupiào.
This letter needs two stamps.
邮票上的图案很漂亮。
yóupiào shàng de túàn huà hěn piàoliang.
The pattern on the stamp is very beautiful.
邮票 (yóupiào)
postage stamp
邮票 (yóupiào)
stamp
信封 (xìn fēng)
envelope
明信片 (míng xìn piàn)
postcard
The Chinese word for "postage stamp" is 邮票 (yóupiào). The first character, 邮 (yóu), originally meant "to travel far" or "to send". It was later used to refer to the postal service. The second character, 票 (piào), means "ticket" or "voucher". So, the word 邮票 literally means "postage ticket".The word 邮票 was first used in China in the late 19th century, when the country's first postal service was established. Before that, people used to send letters and packages without stamps. Instead, they would pay the postage fee when they picked up their mail.The introduction of postage stamps made it much easier to send mail. People could now simply buy a stamp and stick it on their letter or package, and it would be delivered to its destination without any further payment.Today, postage stamps are still used all over the world. They are an important part of the postal system, and they also play a role in philately, the hobby of collecting stamps.
