邮局 (yóujú) — post office

邮局 (yóujú)

邮局 is the post office, the place where you send letters, mail packages, and access postal services. 邮 relates to mail and postal matters, while 局 refers to a bureau or office. The word is used for both the institution and the physical building.

Meanings

1. [noun] Post office; postal office.

Example Sentences

我需要去邮局寄一封信。 Wǒ xūyào qù yóujú jì yī fēng xìn. I need to go to the post office to mail a letter.

邮局几点开门？ Yóujú jǐ diǎn kāimén? What time does the post office open?

请问最近的邮局在哪里？ Qǐngwèn zuìjìn de yóujú zài nǎlǐ? Excuse me, where is the nearest post office?

他在邮局工作了二十年了。 Tā zài yóujú gōngzuò le èrshí nián le. He has worked at the post office for twenty years.

Collocations

Memory Hook

邮 has the right-ear radical 阝 (often used for places) and the postal meaning. 局 means "bureau / office." Picture a big government bureau with a mail cart — that is the 邮局.