茶汤

茶湯

chátāng

noun #68,584

Measure Word

一碗茶汤 wǎn

Meanings

1 brewed tea liquor (the liquid in the cup)
2 chatang (millet-flour paste drink)

Characters

soup; hot liquid

Examples

这泡普洱茶汤颜色红亮。

Zhè pào pǔ'ěrchá tāng yánsè hóng liàng.

This infusion of pu'er has a bright red tea liquor.

老北京的茶汤是甜的。

Lǎoběijīng de chátāng shì tián de.

Old Beijing chatang is sweet.

Tips

usage

Two distinct meanings. In tea tasting, 茶汤 means the brewed liquid itself — its color, aroma, and flavor. In northern street food, 茶汤 is a sweet millet-flour paste mixed with boiling water from a distinctive dragon-headed copper kettle.

Stroke Order

茶 chá

汤 tāng