Meaning of 茶叶
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- tea
- tea leaves
Measure word: 盒,罐,包,片
How to use 茶叶
茶叶 refers to the tea leaves themselves, the product you buy, store, or give as a gift. When you mean the drink in your cup, people usually just say 茶. Example: 我买了一盒茶叶送给爷爷。 (Wǒ mǎi le yì hé cháyè sòng gěi yéye.) I bought a box of tea leaves for my grandpa.
茶叶 is literally 茶 (chá) tea plus 叶 (yè) leaf, so it means the dried leaves you brew. Picture the grass radical 艹 on top of 茶 as the plant, and 叶 as one leaf picked from it.
Common mistake: Learners often say 喝茶叶 when they mean drinking tea. Use 喝茶 (hē chá) for the drink and keep 茶叶 for the leaves. Also keep 叶 in fourth tone (yè), not yē.
茶叶 in example sentences
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茶 chá · tea · 9 strokes
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叶 yè · leaf · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 茶叶.
| 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 |
| 叶子 | yèzi | leaf (CL:片[pian4]); (slang) marijuana |
| 树叶 | shùyè | tree 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) |
Questions about 茶叶
What does 茶叶 mean?
茶叶 (cháyè) means "tea; tea leaves" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 茶叶?
茶叶 is made of 2 characters: 茶 (9 strokes), 叶 (5 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 茶叶 an HSK word?
Yes. 茶叶 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 茶叶 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 茶叶 is written 茶葉.
What is the difference between 茶 and 茶叶?
茶 can mean the plant, the leaves, or the brewed drink, and it is the normal word for the drink. 茶叶 focuses on the leaves as a product, as in buying or storing them.
What measure words go with 茶叶?
For packaged tea you often hear 一盒茶叶 (a box), 一包茶叶 (a packet), or 一罐茶叶 (a tin). By weight, people say 一斤茶叶 (one jin, 500 grams).