How to say “black tea” in Chinese
black tea
“Black tea” in Chinese is 红茶, hóng chá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
红茶 is read hóng chá: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”: dyed silk.
On top, 艹 “grass”.
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 “红茶”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 红茶. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我要一杯红茶wǒyàoyìbēihóngcháA cup of black tea for me.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “black tea” in Chinese?
“Black tea” in Chinese is 红茶, pinyin hóngchá.
What does 红茶 mean?
红茶 (hóngchá) means “black tea”.
How do you write 红茶?
红茶 is 2 characters: 红 (hóng) — red; 茶 (chá) — tea. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 红茶?
红茶 is read hóngchá. Tones: hóng — second tone, chá — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“black tea” in the lesson “Coffee or tea?”
This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. 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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