米茶

mǐchá

noun

Measure Word

一碗米茶 wǎn

Meanings

1 roasted rice tea
2 rice tea (summer drink made from toasted rice)

Characters

Examples

夏天喝一碗米茶特别解暑。

Xiàtiān hē yī wǎn mǐchá tèbié jiěshǔ.

Drinking a bowl of rice tea in summer is especially cooling.

湖北钟祥的米茶很有名。

Húběi Zhōngxiáng de mǐchá hěn yǒumíng.

The rice tea from Zhongxiang in Hubei is well known.

Tips

culture

A Hubei specialty made by dry-roasting rice until golden, then simmering it into a nutty, slightly toasty drink. Often served chilled in summer as a heat-clearing food.

Stroke Order

米 mǐ

茶 chá