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泡茶

pàochá
verb #27,331

Meanings

  1. 1 to make tea
  2. 2 to steep tea
  3. 3 to brew tea

Examples

她用新买的茶壶泡茶。
Tā yòng xīn mǎi de cháhú pào chá.
She made tea with her newly bought teapot.
你来了，我去泡茶。
Nǐ lái le, wǒ qù pào chá.
You've arrived — let me go make some tea.

Tips

culture
泡茶 (making tea by steeping loose leaves) is deeply embedded in Chinese hospitality. Offering tea to guests is a fundamental social ritual, and gongfu tea ceremony (功夫茶) elevates the act into an art form.

Stroke Order

泡 pào
茶 chá