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電子郵件

din6 zi2 jau4 gin6*2

dian4 zi3 you2 jian4

electronic mail; e-mail; email. Often shortened to just 郵件 or 電郵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 7,530,000

電子郵件 / 电子邮件

電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
子 zi2 zi3 zi5 - child, offspring
郵 jau4 you2 chui2 - post; mail; deliver letters
件 gin6 jian4 - measure word for clothes, etc

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 3rd Nov 2007

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