喝茶 hē chá to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") syn 茶叶 茶葉 chá yè tea / tea leaves / CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4] syn 茶会 茶會 chá huì tea party syn 绿茶 綠茶 lǜ chá green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative / a girl who has these qualities 烘焙 hōng bèi to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc) / to bake syn 茶杯 chá bēi teacup / tea-glass / cup / mug / CL:隻|只[zhi1] 红茶 紅茶 hóng chá black tea / CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] 茶几 chá jī small side table / coffee table / teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea) 热茶 熱茶 rè chá hot tea 茶点 茶點 chá diǎn tea and cake / refreshments / tea and dim sum 茶话会 茶話會 chá huà huì tea party syn 泡茶 pào chá to make tea syn 杀青 殺青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) syn 奶茶 nǎi chá milk tea 茶具 chá jù tea set / tea service 品茶 pǐn chá to taste tea / to sip tea 柠檬茶 檸檬茶 níng méng chá lemon tea 饮茶 飲茶 yǐn chá to have tea and refreshments / to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese) syn 乌龙茶 烏龍茶 wū lóng chá oolong tea 早茶 zǎo chá morning tea 菊花茶 jú huā chá chrysanthemum tea 茶余饭后 茶餘飯後 chá yú fàn hòu leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc) syn 茶道 chá dào Japanese tea ceremony / sado syn 酥油茶 sū yóu chá butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk) 花农 花農 huā nóng flower grower 乌龙 烏龍 wū lóng black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon 清茶 qīng chá green tea / only tea (without food) 品茗 pǐn míng to taste tea / to sip tea 茶艺 茶藝 chá yì the art of tea syn 春茶 chūn chá tea leaves gathered at springtime or the tea made from these leaves 粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water syn 大方 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea syn 龙井 龍井 lóng jǐng Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin / Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市|台中市[Tai2zhong1 Shi4], Taiwan / Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶[long2jing3cha2]) 茶树 茶樹 chá shù tea tree / Camellia sinensis syn 茶座 chá zuò teahouse / tea-stall with seats / tea-garden or teahouse seat 珍珠奶茶 zhēn zhū nǎi chá pearl milk tea / tapioca milk tea / bubble milk tea 冲泡 沖泡 chōng pào to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves) / to infuse (tea) 花茶 huā chá scented tea / CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] syn 普洱茶 pǔ ěr chá Pu'er tea, a type of black tea produced in the Pu'er region of southwestern Yunnan 茶庄 茶莊 chá zhuāng tea shop 凉茶 涼茶 liáng chá Chinese herb tea 碧螺春 bì luó chūn biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu 龙井茶 龍井茶 lóng jǐng chá Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang 茶叶蛋 茶葉蛋 chá yè dàn tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea) 大红袍 大紅袍 dà hóng páo an expensive type of oolong tea 茶经 茶經 chá jīng the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780 功夫茶 gōng fu chá very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan 工夫茶 gōng fu chá very concentrated type of tea consumed in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan / variant of 功夫茶[gong1 fu5 cha2] 烧 燒 shāo to burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / fever / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head syn 茶 chá tea / tea plant / CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] syn 筛 篩 shāi (bound form) a sieve / to sieve / to sift / to filter / to eliminate through selection / to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water) / to pour (wine or tea) / (dialect) to strike (a gong) syn 另当别论 另當別論 lìng dāng bié lùn to treat differently / another cup of tea 茶水 chá shuǐ tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves 沏 qī to steep (tea) syn 烹 pēng to boil / to brew (tea) / to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce / (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times) syn 茗 míng Thea sinensis / young leaves of tea syn 窨 xūn to scent tea with flowers / variant of 熏[xun1] 茶钱 茶錢 chá qián payment for tea / (old) tip / gratuity syn 黑茶 hēi chá dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2]) 香片 xiāng piàn jasmine tea / scented tea syn 红茶菌 紅茶菌 hóng chá jūn kombucha (fermented tea) 滇红 滇紅 diān hóng Dian Hong tea 陆羽 陸羽 lù yǔ Lu Yu (733-804), Chinese writer from Tang dynasty, known for his obsession with tea 酽 釅 yàn (of tea, wine etc) strong / (of ink, aroma etc) thick / (of a color) deep / rich syn 茉莉花茶 mò li huā chá jasmine tea 玉露 yù lù gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor 敬茶 jìng chá to serve tea (to guests) 酾 釃 shī (literary) to filter (wine) / to pour (wine or tea) / to dredge / also pr. [shai1] / Taiwan pr. [si1] syn 三茶六饭 三茶六飯 sān chá liù fàn lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom) 残茶剩饭 殘茶剩飯 cán chá shèng fàn spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom) / remains after a meal / crumbs from the feast 茶饭无心 茶飯無心 chá fàn wú xīn no heart for tea or rice (idiom) / melancholic and suffering / to have no appetite 三瓦两舍 三瓦兩舍 sān wǎ liǎng shè places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc) 沱茶 tuó chá a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or nest shape / dome shaped tea-brick / caked tea 波霸奶茶 bō bà nǎi chá bubble milk tea (Tw) / Boba milk tea / tapioca milk tea / see also 珍珠奶茶[zhen1 zhu1 nai3 cha2] 茶垢 chá gòu tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) 茶锈 茶鏽 chá xiù tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) 花把势 花把勢 huā bǎ shì expert flower grower 花把式 huā bǎ shì expert flower grower 种植者价格 種植者價格 grower price 铁观音 鐵觀音 tiě guān yīn Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea) 茶点时间 茶點時間 chá diǎn shí jiān tea break / tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch 下午茶 xià wǔ chá afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee) 珠茶 zhū chá gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed into a small pellet 毛茶 máo chá unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea syn 茶叙 茶敘 chá xù to take tea and chat / a small-scale informal gathering with tea and snacks 贡茶 貢茶 gòng chá tribute tea / fine quality tea 渥堆 wò duī wet piling, aka wet pile fermentation (a stage in the production of certain types of tea, notably 熟普洱茶[shou2 Pu3er3 cha2], ripe Pu'er tea) 茶饮 茶飲 chá yǐn tea drink / tea-based beverage 拉茶 lā chá teh tarik, an Indian-style tea with milk 不加牛奶 bù jiā niú nǎi without milk / black (of tea, coffee etc) 快可立 kuài kě lì Quickly, tapioca milk tea franchise 抹茶 mǒ chá green tea powder (Japanese: matcha) 擦碗布 cā wǎn bù dish cloth / tea towel 末茶 mò chá tea powder (matcha) 格雷伯爵茶 gé léi bó jué chá Earl Grey tea 楸树 楸樹 qiū shù Catalpa bungei or Manchurian Catalpa, a tea plant 槚 檟 jiǎ Catalpa, a genus of mostly deciduous trees / old term for Camellia sinensis, the tea plant 茶 / also called Thea sinensis / small evergreen shrub (Mallotus japonicus) 沾唇 zhān chún to moisten one's lips / to sip (wine, tea etc) / esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff 烹茶 pēng chá to brew tea syn 