Definition

1. Noun:
   • Mail / Correspondence: Written messages, letters, or communications sent and received, typically through a postal service or other delivery system.
   • Postal Matter: Refers collectively to items like letters, postcards, and packages handled by a mail service.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Dịch vụ này đảm bảo tính bảo mật cho thư tín. (This service ensures the confidentiality of mail.)
  • Công ty có một lượng lớn thư tín thương mại mỗi ngày. (The company has a large volume of commercial correspondence each day.)
  • Anh ấy kiểm tra hộp thư tín mỗi sáng. (He checks the mailbox every morning.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often appears in formal, legal, or administrative contexts concerning the handling and privacy of communications.
  • Quyền bất khả xâm phạm về thư tín được hiến pháp bảo vệ. (The inviolability of correspondence is protected by the constitution.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thư từ (n): A near-synonymous term for letters and correspondence, often used more generally for written exchanges.

  • Họ giữ liên lạc qua thư từ. (They keep in touch via letters.)

• Bưu kiện (n): Parcel, package (a specific type of postal item).

  • Bưu kiện này là một phần của thư tín hôm nay. (This parcel is part of today's mail.)

Synonyms

• Correspondence: Communication by exchanging letters.
• Mail: Letters and packages conveyed by the postal system.
• Post: (British English) The system for collecting and delivering letters and parcels.

Related Idioms

• Bí mật thư tín: (Mail secrecy / Privacy of correspondence) Refers to the legal right to have one's mail remain private and unopened by others.
  • Luật pháp nghiêm cấm hành vi xâm phạm bí mật thư tín. (The law prohibits acts that violate the privacy of correspondence.)

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