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茶
chá
1. tea
2. tea plant
3. CL:[[杯<bēi>]], [[壺|壶<hú>]]
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

茶
chá
tea; tea leaves; tea plant
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

泡茶
pàochá
to make tea
沙茶
shāchá
satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate
沱茶
tuóchá
a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea [[普洱茶<Pǔěrchá>]], compacted into a bowl or nest shape
凉茶
liángchá
Chinese herb tea
清茶
qīngchá
green tea
烹茶
pēngchá
to brew tea
热茶
rèchá
hot tea
烧茶
shāochá
to make tea
珠茶
zhūchá
gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed into a small pellet
红茶
hóngchá
black tea
绿茶
lǚchá
green tea
花茶
huāchá
scented tea
茶具
chájù
tea set
茶几
chájī
small side table
茶包
chábāo
tea bag
茶匙
cháchí
teaspoon
茶坊
cháfáng
teahouse
茶壶
cháhú
teapot
茶座
cházuò
teahouse
茶房
cháfáng
waiter

Example Sentences (10)

水果、面包、茶都准备好了，我们还带什么？
Shuǐguǒ,miànbāo,chá dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le,wǒmen hái dài shénme?
Fruit, bread, and tea are ready. What else should we bring?
Text 4
我想喝茶。
Wǒ xiǎng hē chá.
I want to drink tea.
Text 1
茶或者咖啡都可以。你呢？你喝什么？
Chá huòzhě kāfēi dōu kěyǐ. Nǐ ne? Nǐ hē shénme?
Tea or coffee is fine. What about you? What do you drink?
Text 4
好，不看了。给我一杯茶吧。
Hǎo, bú kàn le. Gěi wǒ yì bēi chá ba.
Okay, I won't watch anymore. Give me a cup of tea, please.
Text 2
医生说吃药后两个小时不要喝茶。
Yīshēng shuō chī yào hòu liǎng gè xiǎoshí bú yào hē chá.
The doctor said not to drink tea for two hours after taking medicine.
Text 2
喝杯茶吧，这是我为你买的绿茶，很不错。
hē bēi chá ba, zhè shì wǒ wèi nǐ mǎi de lǜ chá, hěn bú cuò.
Have a cup of tea. This is the green tea I bought for you. It's pretty good.
Text 1
我喝茶，茶是我的最爱。天冷了或者工作累了的时候，喝杯热茶会很舒服。
wǒ hē chá,chá shì wǒ de zuì'ài.tiān lěng le huòzhě gōngzuò lèi le de shíhou,hē bēi rè chá huì hěn shūfu.
I drink tea; tea is my favorite. When it's cold or when I'm tired from work, a cup of hot tea is very comforting.
Text 4
我喝茶，茶是我的最爱。天冷了或者工作累了的时候，喝杯热茶会很舒服。
wǒ hē chá,chá shì wǒ de zuì'ài.tiān lěng le huòzhě gōngzuò lèi le de shíhou,hē bēi rè chá huì hěn shūfu.
I drink tea; tea is my favorite. When it's cold or when I'm tired from work, a cup of hot tea is very comforting.
Text 4
谢谢，我要吃药，不喝茶了。
Xièxie,wǒ yào chī yào,bù hē chá le.
Thanks, I need to take medicine, so I won't drink tea.
Text 1
你喜欢喝什么茶？
Nǐ xǐhuan hē shénme chá?
What tea do you like to drink?
Text 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
1,271
Word Frequency Rank
1,780 of 84,292