信封
xìn fēng
Pinyin

Definition

信封
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xìn fēng
  1. envelope
  2. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

信
xìn
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 mail
  3. 3 classifier: 封 fēng
  4. 4 to trust
  5. 5 to believe
  6. 6 to profess faith in
  7. 7 truthful
  8. 8 confidence
  9. 9 trust
  10. 10 at will
  11. 11 at random
信息
xìn xī
  1. 1 information
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 message
相信
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
短信
duǎn xìn
  1. 1 text message
  2. 2 SMS
信仰
xìn yǎng
  1. 1 to believe in (a religion)
  2. 2 firm belief
  3. 3 conviction

Idioms (13)

信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.

Sample Sentences

女孩儿又递给他两张票，说：不好意思，昨晚我不小心拿到错的票放进信封里了。那两张是我在上海的跳蚤市场淘到的古董，这两张才是这周六的门票，就这么巧，恰恰是一样的日期。
nǚháiēr yòu dì gěi tā liǎng zhāng piào ，shuō ：bùhǎoyìsi ，zuówǎn wǒ bù xiǎoxīn nádào cuò de piào fàngjìn xìnfēng lǐ le 。nà liǎng zhāng shì wǒ zài Shànghǎi de tiàozǎoshìchǎng táo dào de gǔdǒng ，zhè liǎng zhāng cái shì zhè zhōuliù de ménpiào ，jiù zhème qiǎo ，qiàqià shì yīyàng de rìqī 。
The girl gave him two tickets again, and she said, "Sorry, I put the wrong tickets into the envelope last night. Those are the antique I picked out at a flea market in Shanghai, and these two tickets are the ones for this Saturday. It's such a coincidence that they're the same date." She said.
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当他把咖啡交给女孩儿，想跟女孩儿多聊两句的时候，女孩儿递了一个信封给他。
dāng tā bǎ kāfēi jiāogěi nǚháiēr ，xiǎng gēn nǚháiēr duō liáo liǎngjù de shíhou ，nǚháiēr dì le yīgē xìnfēng gěi tā 。
When he gave her the coffee, thinking to chat with her a little bit more, the girl handed over an envelope.
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秦宇回到家梳洗完毕，拿着女孩儿给他的信封躺到床上。打开信封，里面是两张泛黄的票券，他把票拿起来一看：演出地点是在上海话剧院。而演出时间──1930年8月9日星期六。
Qínyǔ huídào jiā shūxǐ wánbì ，ná zhe nǚháiēr gěi tā de xìnfēng tǎng dào chuáng shàng 。dǎkāi xìnfēng ，lǐmiàn shì liǎng zhāng fànhuáng de piàoquàn ，tā bǎ piào ná qǐlái yī kàn ：yǎnchū dìdiǎn shì zài Shànghǎi huàjù yuàn 。ér yǎnchū shíjiān ──yījiǔsānlíng nián bā yuè jiǔ rì Xīngqīliù 。
Qinyu got back home and showered. He lay on his bed and opened up the envelope the girl gave him. There were two yellowed tickets. So he read the description on it: "Location: Shanghai Performance Hall. Time: August 9, 1930, Saturday. "
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