bàngōngshì 办公室 office bāoguǒ 包裹 package bǎoxiǎn 保险 to protect by insurance, to insure bǎ 把 object marker bènshì 本市 this city bié 别 don’t bú yòng 不用 no need to -céng -层 counter for F1oors of buildings chá 查 to look up (information) dǎ diànhuà 打电话 to make a phone call, to telephone dài 带 to bring with one, to carry along Diànbào Dàlóu 电报大楼 Telegraph Office diànbào 电报 telegram diànhuàbù 电话簿 phone directory diànhuà 电话 phone call Diànxìnjú 电信局 Telegraph Office -fēng -封 counter for letter fēnjī 分机 telephone extension fúwùtái 服务台 service desk gōngguǎn 公管 residence, home (a polite reference to another’s residence) gōngyòng 公用 public, for public use guàhàoxìn (yìfēng) 挂号信（一封） registered letter guàhào 挂号 to register(something) guàshang 挂上 to hang up(telephone) guónèi 国内 within the country, domestic guówài 国外 outside the country, foreign guò 过 to pass(some time) hǎiyùn 海运 sea mail hángkōng yōujiǎn 航空邮件 aerogram hángkōng 航空 air mail huí diànhuà 回电话 to return a phone call jiànchá 检查 to inspect examine -jiàn -件 counter for matter, affairs jiēguoqu 通过去 to connect, to put through (phone call) jiē 接 to connect, to join jì 寄 to mail, to send by mail liú ge huà 留个话 to leave a message lóuxià 楼下 downstairs Měidàsī 美大司 Bureau of American and Pacific Affairs míngxìnpiàn 明信片 post cards míngzi 名字 name néng 能 can, to be able píngxìn 平信 regular mail, surface mail post office 邮政局 yóuzhèngjú qīngchu 清除 to be clear qíngfàng 轻放 fragile(lit, put down lightly) shāngrén 商人 businessman shēng 声 sound, voice shì(yíjiàn) 事(一件) matter, affair,thing tie 贴 to paste on, to stick tīngdong 听懂 to understand (by listening) ting 听 to listen to, to hear tì 替 in place of (someone), for wàídí 外地 outside the local area Wàijiāobù 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wàimàobù 外贸部 Ministry of Foreign Trade wàimian 外面 outside wàng 忘 to forget xiāngzi 箱子 box, suitcase, trunk xiàn 线 telephone line, wire xiǎoxīn 小心 to be careful xiěshang 写上 to write on (something) xiéxialai 写下来 to write down xìnfēng 信封 envelope xìn (yìfēng) 信（一封） letter xìnzhǐ 信纸 stationery yìhuǐr 一会儿 a short while, a moment yíqǐ 一起 together, together with yóujú 邮局 post office yóupiào(yìzhang) 邮票 stamp yǒu tǒng 邮筒 mailbox zhàn 占 to occupy a space zhǎo 找 to look for, to find zhòngyào 重要 to be important zuìhǎo 最好 the best; “it would be best” zuìshǎo 最少 at least, at the minimum