How to say “tea” in Chinese

茶叶

cháyè

tea (leaves)

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Food and Cooking”

“Tea” in Chinese is 茶叶, chá yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

茶叶 is read chá yè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chá — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

yè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

茶

chá — tea

On top, 艹 “grass”.

叶

yè — leaf

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “茶叶”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 茶叶. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我想给妈妈寄一些茶叶wǒxiǎnggěimāmajìyìxiēcháyèI want to send my mom some tea.
茶叶是这里的特产。cháyèshìzhèlǐdetèchǎnTea is the local specialty here.
这家工厂专门加工茶叶zhèjiāgōngchǎngzhuānménjiāgōngcháyèThis factory specializes in processing tea leaves.
这个地方产茶叶。zhègedìfangchǎncháyèThis area produces tea.
这个地方产茶叶和大米zhègedìfangchǎncháyèhédàmǐThis area produces tea and rice.
这种茶叶还有吗？zhèzhǒngcháyèháiyǒumaDo you still have this tea?

More words from the lesson “Chinese food”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “tea” in Chinese?

“Tea” in Chinese is 茶叶, pinyin cháyè.

What does 茶叶 mean?

茶叶 (cháyè) means “tea (leaves)”.

How do you write 茶叶?

茶叶 is 2 characters: 茶 (chá) — tea; 叶 (yè) — leaf. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 茶叶?

茶叶 is read cháyè. Tones: chá — second tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“tea” in the lesson “Chinese food”

This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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