泡茶

pàochá

verb #27,331

Meanings

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

Characters

to steep; to soak; to bubble

Examples

HSK 1

你来了，我去泡茶。

Nǐ lái le, wǒ qù pàochá.

You've arrived - let me go make some tea.

HSK 6

她用新买的茶壶泡茶。

Tā yòng xīn mǎi de cháhú pàochá.

She made tea with her newly bought teapot.

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