邮票 yóupiào stamp
(postage) stamp
How to remember 邮票: 邮 mail + 票 ticket = stamp.
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How it is used
- A postage stamp - 贴邮票 (tiē yóupiào) stick on a stamp; 集邮 (jíyóu) stamp collecting. Measure words 枚 (méi) or 张 (zhāng).
- Note: this is the postal stamp only. A rubber stamp/seal is 图章/印章 (túzhāng/yìnzhāng).
Example sentences
- 信封上贴着两张邮票。 Xìnfēng shàng tiēzhe liǎng zhāng yóupiào.There are two stamps pasted on the envelope.
- 我想看看您的邮票收藏。 Wǒ xiǎng kànkàn nín de yóupiào shōucáng.I would like to have a look at your collection of stamps.
- 我忘记在信封上贴邮票了。 Wǒ wàngjì zài xìnfēng shàng tiē yóupiào le.I forgot to put a stamp on the envelope.