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Definition
A mailbox, post box, or drop box used for sending or receiving mail.
- post box; public mailbox for sending letters
- private mailbox for receiving mail at home or office
- email inbox
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the public street-side collection boxes managed by the postal service. While it can technically refer to a private residential letterbox, people usually use 信箱 for the latter to avoid confusion. The term is increasingly rare in daily speech as physical mail becomes less common.
Measure word
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Is there a post box near here?
I just put the letter into the post box.
Related words
Common phrases
to post into a mailbox
Common mistake
Avoid using this for a digital email inbox, which is always referred to as 電郵信箱 or simply inbox.
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
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Connector
Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
