Vocabulary bǎ (object marker) bāoguǒ package bǎoxiǎn to protect by insurance, to insure bènshì this city -céng counter for F1oors of buildings dǎ diànhuà to make a phone call, to telephone diànbào telegram Diànbào Dàlóu Telegraph Office diànhuà phone call Diànxìnjú Telegraph Office -fēng counter for letter fúwùtái service desk guàhào to register(something) guàhàoxìn (yìfēng) registered letter guówài outside the country, foreign guónèi within the country, domestic hǎiyùn sea mail hángkōng air mail hángkōng yōujiǎn aerogram -jiàn counter for matter, affairs jiànchá to inspect examine jì to mail, to send by mail lóuxià downstairs míngxìnpiàn post cards píngxìn regular mail, surface mail qíngfàng fragile(lit, put down lightly) shì(yíjiàn) matter, affair,thing tì in place of (someone), for tie to paste on, to stick wàídí outside the local area wàimian outside xiāngzi box, suitcase, trunk xiǎoxīn to be careful xiěshang to write on (something) xìn (yìfēng) letter xìnfēng envelope xìnzhǐ stationery yíqǐ together, together with yóujú post office yóupiào(yìzhang) stamp yǒu tǒng mailbox post office yóuzhèngjú zhòngyào to be important zuìhǎo the best; “it would be best” zuìshǎo at least, at the minimum