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寄
信
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Jyutping
gei3 seon3
Pinyin
jì xìn
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
verb; send a letter
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to post a letter; to mail
(syn.) 寄批
我明天要去郵局給你寄信。
我明天要去邮局给你寄信。
wǒ míng tiān yào qù yóu jú gěi nǐ jì xìn .
I want to go to the post office tomorrow to send you a letter.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
别忘了寄信。
別忘了寄信。
bié wàng le jì xìn 。
Don't forget to post the letter.
Remember to mail the letter.
Don't forget to send the letter.
Don't forget to mail the letter.
Mandarin
请不要忘记寄信。
請不要忘記寄信。
qǐng bù yào wàng jì jì xìn 。
Please don't forget to post the letter.
Please don't forget to mail this letter.
Mandarin
请提醒我寄信。
請提醒我寄信。
qǐng tí xǐng wǒ jì xìn 。
Please remind me to post the letter.
Mandarin
请寄信给我。
請寄信給我。
qǐng jì xìn gěi wǒ 。
Please send me a letter.
Mandarin
请不要忘记寄信前要在上面贴邮票。
請不要忘記寄信前要在上面貼郵票。
qǐng bù yào wàng jì jì xìn qián yào zài shàng miàn tiē yóu piào 。
Please don't forget to put a stamp on the letter before mailing it.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我阵间要去邮局寄信。
我陣間要去郵局寄信。
ngo5 zan6 gaan1 jiu3 heoi3 jau4 guk2 gei3 seon3.
I will go to the post office to send a letter a while later.
Cantonese
你呢旧野点寄信呀?寄包裹啦!
你呢舊野點寄信呀?寄包裹啦!
nei5 ni1 gau6 je5 dim2 gei3 seon3 aa3? gei3 baau1 gwo2 laa1!
How are you going to send this thing as a letter? Send it as a parcel!
Cantonese
要贴咗邮票先可以寄信。
要貼咗郵票先可以寄信。
jiu3 tip3 zo2 jau4 piu3 sin1 ho2 ji5 gei3 seon3.
You need to stick the stamp on the letter before you send it.
Cantonese
去邮局寄信
去郵局寄信
heoi3 jau4 guk2 gei3 seon3
to mail a letter at the post office
Cantonese
今次寄信邮费好平。
今次寄信郵費好平。
gam1 ci3 gei3 seon3 jau4 fai3 hou2 peng4.
This time I didn't spend too much on postage.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
我明天要去邮局给你寄信。
我明天要去郵局給你寄信。
wǒ míng tiān yào qù yóu jú gěi nǐ jì xìn .
I want to go to the post office tomorrow to send you a letter.