Chinese Word: 驿 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

驿 (Trad.: 驛)

Pinyin: yì

English Definition: post horse; relay station

Chinese Definition:
①旧时供传递公文的人中途休息、换马的地方，亦指供传递公文用的马：驿站。驿馆。驿丞(掌管驿站的官员)。驿吏。
②现为地名用字：龙泉驿(在中国四川省)。
③古同“绎”，络绎。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 馬

Pictophonetic: 加 indicates the sound; 马 (horse) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 马 [ mǎ ] horse; surname

Similar Characters: 铎译择泽绎

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Example Words

驿站	yì zhàn	relay station for post horses (old)
龙泉驿	lóng quán yì	Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市 , Sichuan
驿传	yì chuán	relay post-horse mail service (in former times)
驿马	yì mǎ	post horse
龙泉驿区	lóng quán yì qū	(N) Longquanyi (area in Sichuan)

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Example Sentences

1		měi tiān 每天 zǎo chén 早晨， wǒ men 我们 yǐn 饮 wán 完 niú nǎi 牛奶、 chī 吃 guò 过 miàn bāo 面包 jiù 就 dòng shēn 动身。 rì luò zhī qián 日落之前 jiù 就 zài xià 在下 yī gè 一个 yì shě 驿舍 xiē xi 歇息。 Every morning we would make a start after our bread and milk, and before sunset take shelter for the night in the next staging bungalow.
2		sūn quán 孙权 yǐn 引 yī bān 一班 móu shì 谋士， suí hòu 随后 dōu 都 dào 到， què 却 jiào 教 lǚ fàn 吕范 lái 来 guǎn 馆 yì 驿 zhōng 中 qǐng 请 xuán dé 玄德。 Sun Quan arrived next, leading a group of counselors, and sent Lv Fan to the guesthouse to escort Xuande.
3		wǎn 晚 9 diǎn 点： dào 到 huáng jiā 皇家 yì zhàn 驿栈 jiǔ diàn 酒店 “ yǐn 饮 ” jiǔ bā 酒吧 hē diǎn 喝点 jiǔ 酒， tuì qù 褪去 yì tiān 一天 de 的 jǐn zhāng 紧张 láo dùn 劳顿。 9 p.m. - A final drink at Yin, the rooftop bar of the Emperor Hotel, will wash away the strains of the day.
4		nǚ xu 女婿 yǐ 已 zài 在 guǎn 馆 yì 驿 ān xiē 安歇， wǔ bǎi 五百 suí xíng 随行 jūn shì 军士 dōu 都 zài 在 chéng zhōng 城中 mǎi 买 zhū yáng 猪羊 guǒ pǐn 果品， zhǔn bèi 准备 chéng qīn 成亲。 The prospective son-in-law is presently resting in the guesthouse, and 500 of his soldiers are all over town buying up pigs and sheep and fruit in preparation for the marriage feast.
5		wǒ 我 néng 能 jì de 记得 qǐ lai 起来 de 的 jiù shì 就是 nà tiān 那天 wǔ 五 diǎn zhōng 点钟 guāng jǐng 光景， tā 他 ràng 让 wǒ 我 gēn 跟 tā 他 yì qǐ 一起 dēng shàng 登上 le 了 yī liàng 一辆 yì 驿 chē 车。 All I remember is that the same day, at about five o'clock, he put us both into a post-chaise.

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1		měi tiān 每天 zǎo chén 早晨， wǒ men 我们 yǐn 饮 wán 完 niú nǎi 牛奶、 chī 吃 guò 过 miàn bāo 面包 jiù 就 dòng shēn 动身。 rì luò zhī qián 日落之前 jiù 就 zài xià 在下 yī gè 一个 yì shě 驿舍 xiē xi 歇息。 Every morning we would make a start after our bread and milk, and before sunset take shelter for the night in the next staging bungalow.
2		sūn quán 孙权 yǐn 引 yī bān 一班 móu shì 谋士， suí hòu 随后 dōu 都 dào 到， què 却 jiào 教 lǚ fàn 吕范 lái 来 guǎn 馆 yì 驿 zhōng 中 qǐng 请 xuán dé 玄德。 Sun Quan arrived next, leading a group of counselors, and sent Lv Fan to the guesthouse to escort Xuande.
3		wǎn 晚 9 diǎn 点： dào 到 huáng jiā 皇家 yì zhàn 驿栈 jiǔ diàn 酒店 “ yǐn 饮 ” jiǔ bā 酒吧 hē diǎn 喝点 jiǔ 酒， tuì qù 褪去 yì tiān 一天 de 的 jǐn zhāng 紧张 láo dùn 劳顿。 9 p.m. - A final drink at Yin, the rooftop bar of the Emperor Hotel, will wash away the strains of the day.
4		nǚ xu 女婿 yǐ 已 zài 在 guǎn 馆 yì 驿 ān xiē 安歇， wǔ bǎi 五百 suí xíng 随行 jūn shì 军士 dōu 都 zài 在 chéng zhōng 城中 mǎi 买 zhū yáng 猪羊 guǒ pǐn 果品， zhǔn bèi 准备 chéng qīn 成亲。 The prospective son-in-law is presently resting in the guesthouse, and 500 of his soldiers are all over town buying up pigs and sheep and fruit in preparation for the marriage feast.
5		wǒ 我 néng 能 jì de 记得 qǐ lai 起来 de 的 jiù shì 就是 nà tiān 那天 wǔ 五 diǎn zhōng 点钟 guāng jǐng 光景， tā 他 ràng 让 wǒ 我 gēn 跟 tā 他 yì qǐ 一起 dēng shàng 登上 le 了 yī liàng 一辆 yì 驿 chē 车。 All I remember is that the same day, at about five o'clock, he put us both into a post-chaise.

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