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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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