letter (sent by mail)

xìn jiàn

x+ìn·4th tonej+iàn·4th tone

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Thank you for taking some time out of your busy schedule to reply to my letter.

谢谢您在百忙之中抽出时间回复我的信件。

Fiona's letters were becoming less and less frequent.

Fiona的信件越来越少。

The mother occasionally reread her son's letter.

这位母亲偶尔会重温她的儿子的信件。

She writes me every week.

她每个星期发送给我信件。

This letter bears no signature.

该信件未署名。

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