Definition
邮票 (yóupiào) refers specifically to a postage stamp, the small sticker you put on mail to pay for delivery. It is different from 印 (yìn), 戳 (chuō), and 印章 (yìnzhāng), which are ink stamps or seals used for imprinting on paper, not for mailing.
noun
postage stamp
Measure word · 枚, 张
Examples
- 邮票。Qǐng bāng wǒ tiē yì zhāng yóu piào zài xìnfēng shàng.Please help me stick a stamp on the envelope.
- 邮票，。Zhè tào yóu piào shì xiànliàng bǎn de, hěn zhēnguì.This set of stamps is a limited edition and very precious.
- 邮票。Tā huā le hěn duō qián mǎi nà méi yóu piào.He spent a lot of money buying that stamp.
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