tea in Chinese

How to write 茶

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茶 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

茶 in a sentence

• 我wǒ喜xǐ欢huān喝hē茶chá。

  I like drinking tea.

• 这zhè是shì绿lǜ茶chá。

  This is green tea.

• 请qǐng喝hē一yī杯bēi茶chá。

  Please have a cup of tea.

• 中zhōng国guó茶chá很hěn有yǒu名míng。

  Chinese tea is famous.

茶 vs 查 vs 茶叶

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 查 chá to check; to look up

  Homophone and look-alike — 查 swaps 茶's grass top for 木 'wood'. 查字典 'look up a dictionary'.

• 茶叶 chá yè tea leaves

  茶 can mean the drink or the plant; 茶叶 is specifically the dried leaves you brew.