Lesson Thirty Four: Article
How to write a Chinese envelope

It has been over a month since Xueyou and Xiaoding arrived in Beijing University to study Chinese. One Sunday morning, Xueyou went to Xiaoding's dorm to see her. Xiaoding was putting her pictures in order. There were many pictures on her desk. Some were old pictures brought from the U.S., some were new pictures taken in Beijing. Just a few days ago, Xueyou went to the post office with Xiaoding and sent some new pictures they took in Beijing to Xiaoding's mom and dad. Xueyou was looking at the pictures brought from the U.S. Some were pictures they took with Teacher Wang, some others were scenic pictures of their school. Xueyou said to Xiaoding:"Look, these pictures have Teacher Wang in them, and also our school. Let's select some and mail them to Teacher Wang's wife. She will definitely like them when she sees them." Xiaoding said gladly:"Right. This is a great idea. I have Teacher Wang's home address in Beijing with me. However, I heard that the way Chinese address envelopes is different from the way we Americans do. Let's call Teacher Lin and ask." Then, Xiaoding called Teacher Lin. Teacher Lin told Xiaoding, addressing a Chinese envelope is different from addressing an English envelope. When writing a Chinese envelope, (one) should write the address of the receiver in the middle of the envelope. Under the receiver's address, (one) should write the name of the receiver. On the right bottom of the envelope, (one) should write the address and the name of the sender. Teacher Lin also told Xiaoding that Teacher Wang's wife lives in Beijing; when (Xiaoding and Xueyou) send the letter, (they) should send it by local mail. Xiaoding and Xueyou wrote the envelope according to what Teacher Lin said on the phone. They knew that post office in China opens on Saturdays and Sundays. Therefore, they went to the post office to send the letter to Teacher Wang's wife right away.

 

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