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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
green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
HSK 3
tea / tea leaves / CL: , , ,
HSK 4
(loanword) kombucha (fermented tea)
afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
camellia
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
very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea / fig. life's daily necessities
teahouse / CL:
to have tea and refreshments / to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese)
erhua form of 茶館|茶馆
HSK 7-9
tea drink; tea-based beverage
leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
payment for tea / (old) tip; gratuity
(Tw) (biochemistry) theanine
blackcurrant; cassis
hot tea
tea tree / Camellia sinensis
the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽 between 760-780
to serve tea (to guests)
teapot / CL:
tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate
dark brown / tawny
green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
tea shop
to taste tea / to sip tea
tea grower
to make tea
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup 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
tea leaves gathered at springtime or the tea made from these leaves
to brew tea
tea party
unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea
pearl milk tea / tapioca milk tea / bubble milk tea
tea and cake / refreshments / tea and dim sum
chrysanthemum tea
fruit tea
teaspoon
morning tea
catechin (biochemistry)
teacup
camellia
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
bubble milk tea (Tw) / Boba milk tea / tapioca milk tea / see also 珍珠奶茶
Gong Cha, international franchise selling Taiwan-style milk tea and smoothies etc, established in Kaohsiung in 2006
tribute tea; fine quality tea
oolong tea
mug / tea mug
tea powder (matcha)
tea set / tea service
plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water
kombucha (fermented tea)
teacup / tea-glass / cup / mug / CL: 隻|只
teahouse (usu. of two stories)
jasmine tea
teahouse
teahouse / tea-stall with seats / tea-garden or teahouse seat
tea bag
old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty
mug
tea leaves powder
no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering / to have no appetite
Long Island Iced 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
"green tea bitch", a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative
scented tea / CL: , 壺|壶
tea brick
tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)
dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶)
rooibos tea
teh tarik, an Indian-style tea with milk
Chinese herb tea
genmaicha / Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice
the art of tea
dark brown / tawny
rooibos tea
chawanmushi, Japanese savory egg custard dish that is steamed and served in a small bowl
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
(bird species of China) fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
lemon tea
currant; gooseberry
Chaling, a county in Zhuzhou City 株洲市, Hunan
yellow quartz / topaz
tea party
kestrel / common Eurasian falcon (Falco tinnunculus)
to make tea
bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore

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