Definition
集邮 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to collect stamps' or 'philately'. The verb 集 and the object 邮 can split when you add duration or measure words, e.g., 集了十年邮 ('collected stamps for ten years'). It refers to the hobby of stamp collecting.
v.o.
to collect stampsstamp collectingphilately
Examples
- 集邮。Tā xǐhuan jí yóu.He likes stamp collecting.
- 。Tā jí le shí nián yóu.He collected stamps for ten years.
- 集邮。jí yóu shì tā de àihào.Stamp collecting is his hobby.
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