Chinese word

邮费

Pronunciation

Pinyinyóu fèi

Meaning

  • nounpostage

Example

这个信封邮费够吗？zhè ge xìn fēng yóu fèi gòu ma

Is there enough postage on this envelope?

Illustration for 邮费 (postage)

More examples

我在邮局柜台交了邮费。wǒ zài yóu jú guì tái jiāo le yóu fèi

I paid the postage at the post office counter.

Core concept

A separate cost that follows a sent item from the sender to its destination.

Common phrases

  • 支付邮费zhī fù yóu fèi

    pay postage

  • 邮费多少yóu fèi duō shǎo

    how much postage

  • 邮费已付yóu fèi yǐ fù

    postage paid

  • 邮费表yóu fèi biǎo

    postage rate table

Similar words

快递费kuài dì fèi: The delivery charge billed by a private express courier.
运费yùn fèi: A transportation charge for moving goods or other items.
邮资yóu zī: Postage for mailing letters or postcards, especially the cost of stamps.

Definition in Chinese

寄送信件或包裹时需要支付给邮局或邮递服务的费用。jì sòng xìn jiàn huò bāo guǒ shí xū yào zhī fù gěi yóu jú huò yóu dì fú wù de fèi yòng

Word origin

邮 (yóu, "post") names the organized delivery service, and 费 (fèi, "cost") adds the money paid for using it.

Usage tips

  • In online shopping, the listed item price may leave 邮费 (yóufèi, "postage") separate, so the final amount can be higher even when the product price is unchanged.

Other meanings

  • shipping feenoun

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