早茶

zǎochá
noun #47,443

Meanings

  1. 1 morning tea; yum cha (Cantonese breakfast with dim sum)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Guǎngzhōu rén zhōumò xǐhuan yìjiārén qù hē zǎochá.
On weekends, Guangzhou families like to go out for yum cha together.
HSK 7-9
Tāmen diǎn le xiājiǎo, shāomài hé chángfěn dāng zǎochá.
They ordered shrimp dumplings, siu mai, and rice rolls for yum cha.

Tips

culture
A Cantonese institution: tea plus dim sum 点心 from roughly 7 a.m. to early afternoon. The verb is or 早茶 - you 'drink' the tea, and the dim sum rides along. Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and overseas Cantonese communities keep this strongest.

Stroke Order

zǎo
chá