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信箱

Mandarin · pinyin xìn xiāng

mailbox
post office box

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信: xìn · trust, believe; letter
箱: xiāng · case, box, chest, trunk

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4–1 · xin4 xiang1

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noun

mailbox; letter box (private receptacle)
post-office box (box in post office station)
post box (public collection box)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 語音信箱／语音信箱 (yǔyīn xìnxiāng, “voice mail”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 電子郵箱／电子邮箱 (diànzǐ yóuxiāng, “electronic mailbox; e-mailbox; inbox”)

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