灵芝茶 (língzhīchá): lingzhi tea

Measure Word

一杯灵芝茶 bēi

Meanings

1 lingzhi tea
2 reishi mushroom tea

Characters

Examples

灵芝茶味道有点苦。

Língzhīchá wèidào yǒudiǎn kǔ.

Lingzhi tea tastes a bit bitter.

他每天喝灵芝茶养生。

Tā měitiān hē língzhīchá yǎngshēng.

He drinks lingzhi tea daily as a health tonic.

Tips

usage

Made by simmering sliced dried lingzhi (reishi) mushrooms. Traditionally drunk as a health tonic; flavor is distinctly bitter.

Stroke Order

灵 líng

芝 zhī

茶 chá

Related Words

灵芝 língzhī

lingzhi mushroom / reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)

甜茶 tiánchá

sweet tea (Tibetan milk-and-sugar tea) / sweet-leaf tea (Rubus suavissimus, 甜叶茶) / Guangxi sweet tea

茶树菇 cháshùgū

tea tree mushroom / Agrocybe aegerita (poplar mushroom)

普洱茶 pǔěrchá

Pu'er tea / pu-erh tea (fermented tea from Yunnan)

青茶 qīngchá

oolong tea (alternate name for 乌龙茶) / semi-oxidized tea, one of the six classical Chinese tea categories

云雾茶 yúnwùchá

cloud-mist tea / yunwu tea (green tea grown at high-altitude misty peaks)

珍珠奶茶 zhēnzhūnǎichá

bubble tea / pearl milk tea / boba tea

茶台 chátái

tea table / tea station (for gongfu tea service)

功夫茶 gōngfuchá

gongfu tea (elaborate Chaozhou-style tea preparation) / tea brewed with precise technique in small teapots and cups

花茶 huāchá

scented tea (esp. jasmine tea) / flower/herbal tea