Chinese word

垃圾邮件

Pronunciation

Pinyinlā jī yóu jiàn

Meaning

  • nounspam email

Example

每天早上邮箱里都有很多垃圾邮件。měi tiān zǎo shàng yóu xiāng lǐ dōu yǒu hěn duō lā jī yóu jiàn

There are lots of spam emails in my inbox every morning.

Illustration for 垃圾邮件 (spam email)

More examples

我把这些垃圾邮件都删除了。wǒ bǎ zhè xiē lā jī yóu jiàn dōu shān chú le

I deleted all these spam emails.

Core concept

Unwanted digital waste that floods an inbox, often carrying sales messages or hidden risks.

Common phrases

  • 收到垃圾邮件shōu dào lā jī yóu jiàn

    get spam email

  • 删除垃圾邮件shān chú lā jī yóu jiàn

    delete spam email

  • 标记垃圾邮件biāo jì lā jī yóu jiàn

    mark an email as spam

Similar words

垃圾信息lā jī xìn xī: Unwanted information broadcast widely without permission, including intrusive advertising.
垃圾短信lā jī duǎn xìn: Unwanted short messages delivered in bulk to mobile phones, commonly for advertising or fraud.
诈骗邮件zhà piàn yóu jiàn: An email sent with the dishonest aim of taking personal information or money.

Definition in Chinese

指未经收件人同意，以群发或自动方式发送给大量人的无用或有害邮件，通常用于广告、推广或诈骗，给收件人带来打扰或安全风险。zhǐ wèi jīng shōu jiàn rén tóng yì yǐ qún fā huò zì dòng fāng shì fā sòng gěi dà liàng rén de wú yòng huò yǒu hài yóu jiàn tōng cháng yòng yú guǎng gào tuī guǎng huò zhà piàn gěi shōu jiàn rén dài lái dá rǎo huò ān quán fēng xiǎn

Word origin

In 垃圾邮件 (lājīyóujiàn, "spam email"), 垃圾 (lājī, "rubbish") supplies the idea of discardable waste and 邮件 (yóujiàn, "mail") identifies the medium.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this term covers both ordinary bulk advertising and messages that try to deceive or steal information, so it is broader than a harmless sales newsletter.

Other meanings

  • promotional emailnoun

Opposites

  • 正常邮件zhèng cháng yóu jiànnormal emailnoun

Related words

  • 垃圾邮件过滤器lā jī yóu jiàn guò lǜ qìspam filternoun
  • 垃圾邮件箱lā jī yóu jiàn xiāngspam foldernoun

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