Learn Hardcore Chinese: kuàidì

Usages of kuàidì

我Wǒ　今天jīntiān　收到shōudào　了le　一个yíge　快递kuàidì，　可是kěshì　包裹bāoguǒ　上shang　的de　地址dìzhǐ　不bú　对duì。Wǒ jīntiān shōudào le yíge kuàidì, kěshì bāoguǒ shang de dìzhǐ bú duì.

I received a delivery today, but the address on the package is wrong.

她Tā　说shuō　快递kuàidì　已经yǐjīng　送到sòngdào　楼下lóuxià　了le，　但是dànshì　我wǒ　还hái　没méi　收到shōudào　那个nàge　包裹bāoguǒ。Tā shuō kuàidì yǐjīng sòngdào lóuxià le, dànshì wǒ hái méi shōudào nàge bāoguǒ.

She said the delivery had already been brought downstairs, but I still haven't received that package.

只有Zhǐyǒu　地址dìzhǐ　写xiě　得de　对duì，　快递kuàidì　才cái　会huì　送到sòngdào　我wǒ　家jiā。Zhǐyǒu dìzhǐ xiě de duì, kuàidì cái huì sòngdào wǒ jiā.

Only if the address is written correctly will the delivery be sent to my home.

她Tā　下午xiàwǔ　要yào　去qù　邮局yóujú　寄jì　东西dōngxi，　也yě　顺便shùnbiàn　帮bāng　我wǒ　签收qiānshōu　那个nàge　快递kuàidì。Tā xiàwǔ yào qù yóujú jì dōngxi, yě shùnbiàn bāng wǒ qiānshōu nàge kuàidì.

She is going to the post office this afternoon to mail something, and she’ll also sign for that delivery for me on the way.

我Wǒ　把bǎ　新xīn　的de　地址dìzhǐ　发fā　给gěi　她tā　了le，　请qǐng　她tā　以后yǐhòu　把bǎ　快递kuàidì　寄jì　到dào　我wǒ　公司gōngsī。Wǒ bǎ xīn de dìzhǐ fā gěi tā le, qǐng tā yǐhòu bǎ kuàidì jì dào wǒ gōngsī.

I sent her my new address and asked her to send future deliveries to my company.

快递kuàidì　已经yǐjīng　送到sòngdào　我wǒ　家jiā　了le，　我wǒ　现在xiànzài　就jiù　去qù　签收qiānshōu。kuàidì yǐjīng sòngdào wǒ jiā le, wǒ xiànzài jiù qù qiānshōu.

The delivery has already been delivered to my home, and I’ll go sign for it right now.

快递kuàidì　已经yǐjīng　送到sòngdào　我wǒ　的de　办公室bàngōngshì　了le，　我wǒ　一会儿yíhuìr　去qù　签收qiānshōu。kuàidì yǐjīng sòngdào wǒ de bàngōngshì le, wǒ yíhuìr qù qiānshōu.

The delivery has already been delivered to my office; I’ll go sign for it in a little while.

我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　下单xiàdān　了le，　快递kuàidì　明天míngtiān　会huì　送到sòngdào　我wǒ　家jiā。wǒ yǐjīng zài wǎngzhàn shàng xiàdān le, kuàidì míngtiān huì sòngdào wǒ jiā.

I’ve already placed an order on the website, and the delivery will arrive at my home tomorrow.

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