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  *茶* | 茶* | *茶
tea / tea plant / CL: , 壺|壶
HSK 1
milk tea
HSK 3
black tea / CL: , 壺|壶
HSK 3
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  *燒* | 燒* | *燒
to burn; to set on fire / to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc) / to braise / to cook; to prepare food / to run a fever / fever / (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away
HSK 4
white tea
green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
HSK 3
to roast (in tea leaf processing)
(loanword) kombucha (fermented tea)
afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
tea / tea leaves / CL: , , ,
HSK 4
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  *篩* | 篩* | *篩
(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)
HSK 7-9
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  *沏* | 沏* | *沏
to brew (tea)
HSK 7-9
Pu'er tea, a type of black tea produced in the Pu'er region of southwestern Yunnan
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")
butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
Japanese tea ceremony / sado
HSK 7-9
to age; to mature (wine, tea, cheese etc)
very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
to serve (food, tea etc)
lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom) / fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him
Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves) / to infuse (tea)
to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc) / to bake
tea drink; tea-based beverage
to serve tea (to guests)
tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
to taste tea / to sip tea
hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop)
to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
jasmine tea / scented tea
to treat differently / another cup of tea
hot tea
abbr. for pearl milk tea 珍珠奶茶
to make tea
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
tea leaves gathered at springtime or the tea made from these leaves
to brew tea
an expensive type of oolong tea
unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea
pearl milk tea / tapioca milk tea / bubble milk tea
expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea
to make tea; to brew tea
chrysanthemum tea
fruit tea
rooibos tea
morning tea
oolong tea
the art of tea
tea party
tea party
bubble milk tea (Tw) / Boba milk tea / tapioca milk tea / see also 珍珠奶茶
Chinese herb tea
Gong Cha, international franchise selling Taiwan-style milk tea and smoothies etc, established in Kaohsiung in 2006
tribute tea; fine quality tea
to drink tea / (Cantonese) to have tea and dim sum
tea grower
mug / tea mug
tea powder (matcha)
tea set / tea service
Long Island Iced Tea
tea brick
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
tea and cake / refreshments / tea and dim sum
to moisten one's lips / to sip (wine, tea etc) / esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff
teacup / tea-glass / cup / mug / CL: 隻|只
to make tea
plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water
jasmine tea
teahouse / tea-stall with seats / tea-garden or teahouse seat
to dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc) / to torrefy
tea bag
Lu Yu (733-804), Chinese writer from Tang dynasty, known for his obsession with tea
rooibos tea
a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶, compacted into a bowl or nest shape / dome shaped tea-brick / caked tea
wet piling, aka wet pile fermentation (a stage in the production of certain types of tea, notably 熟普洱茶, ripe Pu'er tea)
black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
scented tea / CL: , 壺|壶
payment for tea / (old) tip; gratuity
dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶)
places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
Dancong, type of oolong tea
teh tarik, an Indian-style tea with milk
genmaicha / Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice
gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor
Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
to pick tea leaves
biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖, Jiangsu
rooibos tea
tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)
lemon tea
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  *釅* | 釅* | *釅
(of tea, wine etc) strong; (of ink, aroma etc) thick; (of a color) deep; rich
tea leaves powder
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
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  *檟* | 檟* | *檟
Catalpa, a genus of mostly deciduous trees / old term for Camellia sinensis, the tea plant / also called Thea sinensis / small evergreen shrub (Mallotus japonicus)
to take tea and chat / a small-scale informal gathering with tea and snacks
tea tree / Camellia sinensis
tea shop

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