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) 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 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] 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 落叶松 落葉松 luò yè sōng larch tree (Pinus larix) / deciduous pine tree 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 茶农 茶農 chá nóng tea grower 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 指桑骂槐 指桑罵槐 zhǐ sāng mà huái lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree / fig. to scold sb indirectly / to make oblique accusations (idiom) syn 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 株 zhū tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business) 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 槐 huái Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree syn 杈 chà branches of a tree / fork of a tree 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]) 李代桃僵 lǐ dài táo jiāng lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree / to substitute one thing for another / to carry the can for sb syn 月桂树 月桂樹 yuè guì shù laurel tree (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree 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 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 棕榈 棕櫚 zōng lǘ palm tree syn 圣诞树 聖誕樹 shèng dàn shù Christmas tree 树木 樹木 shù mù tree syn 树叶 樹葉 shù yè tree leaves syn 松树 松樹 sōng shù pine / pine tree / CL:棵[ke1] syn 顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex 伐木 fá mù to cut wood / tree-felling / lumbering syn 翡翠 fěi cuì jadeite / tree kingfisher 香椿 xiāng chūn Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable syn 摇钱树 搖錢樹 yáo qián shù legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money syn 树桩 樹樁 shù zhuāng tree stump 树干 樹幹 shù gàn tree trunk syn 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn 雪松 xuě sōng cedar tree / cedarwood syn 树皮 樹皮 shù pí tree bark 树根 樹根 shù gēn tree roots syn 老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk syn 牡丹 mǔ dan tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) syn 独树一帜 獨樹一幟 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own syn 家谱 家譜 jiā pǔ genealogy / family tree 树荫 樹蔭 shù yìn shade of a tree syn 柏树 柏樹 bǎi shù cypress tree / Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4] syn 桃树 桃樹 táo shù peach tree / CL:株[zhu1] 树梢 樹梢 shù shāo the tip of a tree / treetop syn 林木 lín mù forest / forest tree 梨树 梨樹 lí shù pear tree 柚木 yòu mù pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis) / shaddock / oriental grapefruit 