Meaning of 茶
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- tea
- tea plant
Measure word: 杯,壺|壶
How to use 茶
茶 (chá) means tea, both the drink and the plant, and it appears in many common words like 绿茶 (lǜchá) green tea and 奶茶 (nǎichá) milk tea. The usual verb is 喝 (hē), to drink. Example: 你想喝茶吗？(Nǐ xiǎng hē chá ma?) Do you want to drink some tea?
Look at 茶 (chá) as three layers: grass 艹 on top, a person 人 in the middle, and a tree 木 at the bottom. A person sits between the leaves and the tree, picking tea.
Common mistake: Learners often write 茶 like 荼 (tú), which has one extra horizontal stroke in the middle part. Also note that 红茶 (hóngchá) literally means red tea but is the word for black tea in English.
茶 in example sentences
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茶 chá · tea · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 茶.
| 奶茶 | nǎichá | milk tea |
| 绿茶 | lǜchá | green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating an |
| 红茶 | hóngchá | black tea |
| 茶叶 | cháyè | tea; tea leaves |
| 茶道 | chádào | Japanese tea ceremony; sado |
| 茶馆儿 | cháguǎnr | erhua form of 茶館|茶馆[cha2 guan3] |
| 喝茶 | hēchá | to drink tea; to get engaged |
| 泡茶 | pàochá | to make tea |
| 茶壶 | cháhú | teapot |
| 茶水 | cháshuǐ | tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves |
| 下午茶 | xiàwǔchá | afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee) |
| 茶杯 | chábēi | teacup; tea-glass |
Questions about 茶
What does 茶 mean?
茶 (chá) means "tea; tea plant" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 茶?
茶 is made of 1 character: 茶 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 茶 an HSK word?
Yes. 茶 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 绿茶 also describe a person in Chinese slang?
In internet slang, 绿茶 (lǜchá) describes a girl who seems innocent and sweet but is actually calculating. It is negative, so avoid using it casually about someone.
What is a 茶馆儿 (cháguǎnr)?
It is a teahouse, a place where people sit, drink tea, and chat. The 儿 ending is the erhua form common in northern speech, and 茶馆 (cháguǎn) means the same thing.