Singaporean Mandarin Database

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释义

名词

一组用于识别每一栋楼的六位数邮政编号。

DEFINITION

Noun

A set of six-digit numbers used to identify buildings or postal districts. 

由来
  • 英语 “postal code” 的意译。它是一种源自英国的划分区域的方式，以方便邮差准确地派送邮件。
  • 1950年代，新加坡最早的邮区号码为两位数号码，一共划分成28个邮区。
  • 1979年，新加坡邮区号码增至四位数。
  • 1995年，新加坡采用了六位数的邮区号码。前两个数字取自旧时四位数邮区号码中的倒数两个数字，而最后四个数字则代表邮区的投递点。这四个数字取自组屋的大牌或大楼的座号。
  • 1995年，为了纪念六位数邮政编码的使用，新加坡邮政推出两款印有邮政编码演变过程的邮票。
  • 到了1999年三月底，六位数邮区号码的使用率已高达98%。  
  • 在新加坡，邮区号码在日常生活中扮演着重要的角色，可用来寻找某个地方，或用于办理户籍、入学、房屋等事宜。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “邮区号码” is a paraphrase of the English term “postal code”. This method of demarcating and labelling districts originated from the United Kingdom, to help postmen deliver mail accurately.
  • In the 1950s, Singapore’s earliest postal codes were two-digit numbers, and the island was divided into 28 postal districts.
  • In 1979, postal codes in Singapore expanded to four digits.
  • In 1995, Singapore adopted six-digit postal codes. The first two digits are identical to the last two digits used in the preceding four-digit system, while the last four digits represent the points of delivery in the postal districts. These four digits are taken either from the block numbers of HDB flats or the identification numbers of buildings.
  • In 1995, to mark the launch of six-digit postal codes, Singapore Post rolled out two stamp designs depicting the evolution of postal codes.
  • By the end of March 1999, the usage rate of the six-digit postal codes had reached 98%.
  • In Singapore, postal codes are used not just for addressing mail and locating buildings, but also for residential registration, school enrolment, housing and other matters.
例句
吴庆辉又举例说，本地不同年代的地址也有不同的书写方式，1950年新加坡首次有邮区的划分，当时全岛只有28个邮区，两位数的邮区号码，从01到28。(《联合早报》，13/7/2020) 
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Researcher Ng Ching Huei explained that local addresses were written in different ways at different times. When Singapore was divided into postal districts for the first time in 1950, there were only 28 postal districts, with two-digit postal codes running from 01 to 28. (Lianhe Zaobao, 13/7/2020)
其他地区用语

邮政编号 (大陆)、邮区编号 (港)

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

邮政编号 (Mainland China), 邮区编号 (Hong Kong)

参考资料
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REFERENCES

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