Definition

1. Noun:
   • Postcard: A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, often with a picture on one side, designed for writing and sending a short message through the postal system without an envelope.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi đã gửi một bưu thiếp từ Paris cho gia đình. (I sent a postcard from Paris to my family.)
  • Cô ấy sưu tầm bưu thiếp từ khắp nơi trên thế giới. (She collects postcards from all over the world.)
  • Trên bưu thiếp này có hình Hồ Gươm. (This postcard has a picture of Hoan Kiem Lake.)

Advanced Usage

• "gửi bưu thiếp": to send a postcard.

  • Anh ấy hứa sẽ gửi bưu thiếp trong chuyến công tác. (He promised to send a postcard during his business trip.)

• "bưu thiếp trả lời": reply postcard (a postcard with a pre-printed return address).

  • Hãy điền thông tin vào bưu thiếp trả lời và gửi lại cho chúng tôi. (Please fill out the reply postcard and send it back to us.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thiếp (n): Card (a more general term for any card, such as a greeting card or name card).

  • thiếp mời (invitation card), thiếp chúc mừng (greeting card).

• Bưu ảnh (n): Literally "postal picture"; a less common synonym for bưu thiếp, also meaning postcard.

  • Bộ sưu tập bưu ảnh của ông ấy rất giá trị. (His collection of postcards is very valuable.)

Synonyms

• Postal card: (Less common) A postcard, especially one issued by a postal authority.
• Picture postcard: A postcard featuring a photograph or illustration.

Related Phrases

• Viết bưu thiếp: to write a postcard.

  • Cô ấy đang viết bưu thiếp cho bạn. (She is writing a postcard to her friend.)

• Mua bưu thiếp: to buy a postcard.

  • Chúng tôi đã mua bưu thiếp ở quầy lưu niệm. (We bought postcards at the souvenir stall.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms specifically using the word "bưu thiếp". The term is used literally.)

noun

1. Postcard