How to say “green tea” in Chinese

绿茶
lǜchá

green tea

noun · HSK 2 · topic “Things, colors, food”

“Green tea” in Chinese is 绿茶, lǜ chá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

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

lǜ — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
chá — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

绿
lǜ — green

It also has the “thread” 纟.

茶
chá — tea

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 “绿茶”.

More words from the lesson “Coffee or tea?”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “green tea” in Chinese?

“Green tea” in Chinese is 绿茶, pinyin lǜchá.

What does 绿茶 mean?

绿茶 (lǜchá) means “green tea”.

How do you write 绿茶?

绿茶 is 2 characters: 绿 (lǜ) — green; 茶 (chá) — tea. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 绿茶?

绿茶 is read lǜchá. Tones: lǜ — fourth tone, chá — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“green tea” in the lesson “Coffee or tea?”

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