邮差 (yóu chāi) — postman, mail carrier

Definition

noun

postmanmail carrier

Measure word · 个

邮差。
Nà ge yóu chāi měi tiān hěn zǎo jiù kāi shǐ sòng xìn le.
That mailman starts delivering letters very early every day.
邮差。
Wǒ men xiǎo qū de yóu chāi gōng zuò hěn nǔ lì.
The mailman in our neighborhood works very hard.
邮差，。
Yǐ qián yóu chāi qí zì xíng chē sòng xìn, xiàn zài yòng diàn dòng chē le.
In the past, mailmen delivered letters by bicycle; now they use electric scooters.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“邮” gives the mail, “差” gives the errand, together naming a person who runs mail errands.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 郵; 邮 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 郵 pairs 垂 (“far, remote”) with 邑 (“city”) to show a relay station; the simplified 邮 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

差 pairs 來 (wheat) with 𠂇 (left hand), showing wheat rubbed in a hand to remove its hull.

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