甜茶

tiánchá

noun

Measure Word

一杯甜茶 bēi

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

这种甜茶不加糖也是甜的。

Zhèzhǒng tiánchá bù jiā táng yě shì tián de.

This sweet tea is sweet even without adding sugar.

HSK 7-9

拉萨的藏族人特别爱喝甜茶。

Lāsà de Zàngzú rén tèbié ài hē tiánchá.

Tibetans in Lhasa especially love to drink sweet tea.

Tips

culture

Three different things share this name: (1) Tibetan 甜茶 - black tea brewed with milk and sugar, the social drink of Lhasa tea houses; (2) 甜叶茶 - made from Rubus suavissimus leaves that are naturally sweet; (3) Guangxi Zhuang-people 甜茶. Context tells you which.

Stroke Order

甜 tián

茶 chá