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chá

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chá Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chá | cha2
English translation
tea
tea plant
CL: bēi [bēi],
>[hú]
tea; tea leaves; tea plant

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About chá

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

chá

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

plant

Etymology of chá

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

cǎo 人木

Semantic compound

cǎo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using chá

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de 时候 shíhou huì 7-11 mǎi guàn chá .

When you're thirsty, you go to 7 - 11 for a box of tea.

tài le ,竟然 jìngrán le 公升 gōng shēng de bīng chá .

I was so thirsty that I drank a liter of iced tea.

春月忽然 hūrán 懊悔 aò huǐ 起来 qǐlai , gāi zài 喝茶 hē chá shí 那么 nà me 端庄 duān zhuāng yǒu .

Suddenly Spring Moon wished she had not been so virtuous at tea.

xiǎng Cóng guì 公司 gōngsī 订购 dìng gòu 一些 yī xiē 茶叶 chá yè .

I'd like to place an order for some tea with you.

限制 xiànzhì měi rén zhǐ bēi chá .

He limited each person to one cup of tea.

Words with chá

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chá tea chá
喝茶 hē chá to drink tea喝茶 hē chá
茶叶 chá yè tea茶葉
奶茶 nǎi chá milk tea奶茶 nǎi chá
绿茶 lǜ chá green tea綠茶
茶杯 chá bēi teacup茶杯 chá bēi
红茶 hóng chá black tea紅茶
茶几 chá jī small side table茶几 chá jī
茶馆 chá guǎn teahouse茶館
茶水 chá shuǐ tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves茶水 chá shuǐ
茶壶 chá hú teapot茶壺
茶会 chá huì tea party茶會
泡茶 pào chá to make tea泡茶 pào chá
饮茶 yǐn chá to have tea and refreshments飲茶
茶话会 chá huà huì tea party茶話會
普洱茶 Pǔ ěr chá Pu'er tea from the Pu'er region of Yunnan普洱茶 Pǔ ěr chá
茶具 chá jù tea set茶具 chá jù
茶点 chá diǎn tea and cake茶點
茶楼 chá lóu tearoom茶樓
花茶 huā chá scented tea花茶 huā chá
乌龙茶 wū lóng chá oolong tea烏龍茶
热茶 rè chá hot tea熱茶
品茶 pǐn chá to taste tea品茶 pǐn chá
凉茶 liáng chá Chinese herb tea涼茶

chá Decomposition & Compounds

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chá Decomposition

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chá Compounds

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