邮箱 yóu xiāng
“mailbox; post office box; email”
noun2021 list level 3Traditional 郵箱
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
邮箱 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 943: 邮箱 yóuxiāng — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 103
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 邮箱
邮箱 is a noun for a physical mailbox or an email inbox/account. Use it with 一个, in patterns like 发到/寄到某人的邮箱, 查看/检查邮箱, and 邮箱地址; for an email address, say 我的邮箱是……. It refers to the box/account/inbox, not the message itself.
例句Example sentences
- 我把文件发到你的邮箱了，请查收。wǒ bǎ wén jiàn fā dào nǐ de yóu xiāng le, qǐng chá shōu.I sent the file to your inbox—please check it.
- 请把你的邮箱地址写在这张表上。qǐng bǎ nǐ de yóu xiāng dì zhǐ xiě zài zhè zhāng biǎo shàng.Please write your email address on this form.
- 他每天早上去楼下的邮箱取报纸。tā měi tiān zǎo shàng qù lóu xià de yóu xiāng qǔ bào zhǐ.He goes to the mailbox downstairs to get the newspaper every morning.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我发了一封邮箱给他。
✓我发了一封邮件给他。
邮箱 is the mailbox or email account, not the message; the message is 邮件.
易混词Easily confused
邮箱vs邮件
邮件 means the letter or email itself, while 邮箱 means the mailbox, inbox, or email account. So you 发邮件 and send it 到某人的邮箱.