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About this lesson
A student sends a parcel home and learns how Chinese mail went from horses and relay stations to today's busy couriers.
How to practise
- Read what you will learn on the first card, then follow the lesson section by section with pinyin and English.
- Repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause: you learn the facts and the words together.
- At the end, check the recap and answer the question in the YouTube comments.
驿站和快递 Yì zhàn hé kuàidì
Relay Stations and Couriers
In this lesson
- How people sent mail in ancient China
- Words for post office, parcel and family letter
- How to use 因为……所以……
Key takeaways
- Ancient China used horses and relay stations to carry letters.
- A 家书 is a letter written to family.
- China's large population means a huge number of parcels.
- 因为 gives a reason and 所以 gives the result.
Your turn: How do people send parcels or letters in your country, and who do you write to most?
Key words 生词
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Level |
|---|
| 驿站 | yìzhàn | ancient relay station | |
| 快递 | kuàidì | express parcel, courier | HSK 4 |
| 邮局 | yóujú | post office | HSK 4 |
| 家书 | jiāshū | letter to family | |
| 交通 | jiāotōng | traffic, transport | HSK 2 |
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