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  *茶* | 茶* | *茶
tea / tea plant / CL: , 壺|壶
HSK 1
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
milk tea
HSK 3
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  *燒* | 燒* | *燒
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
HSK 4
tea / tea leaves / CL: , , ,
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
Japanese tea ceremony / sado
HSK 7-9
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  *沏* | 沏* | *沏
to steep (tea)
HSK 7-9
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")
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  *烹* | 烹* | *烹
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)
tea and cake / refreshments / tea and dim sum
tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)
to have tea and refreshments / to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *釅* | 釅* | *釅
(of tea, wine etc) strong; (of ink, aroma etc) thick; (of a color) deep; rich
to taste tea / to sip tea
an expensive type of oolong tea
afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
small side table / coffee table / teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
Pu'er tea, a type of black tea produced in the Pu'er region of southwestern Yunnan
no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering / to have no appetite
tea set / tea service
oolong tea
tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
scented tea / CL: , 壺|壶
Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc) / to bake
tea party
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, Jilin / Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市|台中市, Taiwan / Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶)
teacup / tea-glass / cup / mug / CL: 隻|只
to make tea
Chinese herb tea
expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea
to taste tea / to sip tea
mug / tea mug
lemon tea
to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *茗* | 茗* | *茗
Thea sinensis / young leaves of tea
the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽 between 760-780
very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
chrysanthemum tea
tea tree / Camellia sinensis
leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water
tea party
to serve tea (to guests)
lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea / fig. life's daily necessities
tea brick
gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor
butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
payment for tea / (old) tip; gratuity
to moisten one's lips / to sip (wine, tea etc) / esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff
teahouse / tea-stall with seats / tea-garden or teahouse seat
jasmine tea
jasmine tea / scented tea
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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)
biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖, Jiangsu
green tea / only tea (without food)
no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering / to have no appetite
tea leaves gathered at springtime or the tea made from these leaves
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *釃* | 釃* | *釃
(literary) to filter (wine) / to pour (wine or tea) / to dredge / also pr. [shai1] / Taiwan pr. [si1]
green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
morning tea
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
to brew tea
places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
very concentrated type of tea consumed in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan / variant of 功夫茶
a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶, compacted into a bowl or nest shape / dome shaped tea-brick / caked tea
spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal / crumbs from the feast
tea powder (matcha)
unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea
the art of tea
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *窨* | 窨* | *窨
to scent tea with flowers / variant of
to make tea
tea leaves powder
fruit tea
to dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc) / to torrefy
Lu Yu (733-804), Chinese writer from Tang dynasty, known for his obsession with tea
"leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province
abbr. for pearl milk tea 珍珠奶茶
tea bag
hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop)
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
tea bag / (slang) trouble (loanword)
tea drink; tea-based beverage
to take tea and chat / a small-scale informal gathering with tea and snacks
Long Island Iced Tea
Gong Cha, international franchise selling Taiwan-style milk tea and smoothies etc, established in Kaohsiung in 2006
tribute tea; fine quality tea
to treat differently / another cup of tea
Earl Grey tea
tea shop
Quickly, tapioca milk tea franchise
pleasant aftertaste in the back of the throat (esp. when drinking tea)
pearl milk tea / tapioca milk tea / bubble milk tea
Dancong, type of oolong tea
teh tarik, an Indian-style tea with milk

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