茶饼

茶餅

chábǐng

noun

Measure Word

一块茶饼 kuài

Meanings

1 compressed tea cake (esp. pu'er); brick or disc of pressed tea leaves

Characters

round flat cake

Examples

一块普洱茶饼可以存放很多年。

Yīkuài pǔ'ěrchá bǐng kěyǐ cúnfàng hěnduō nián.

A pu'er tea cake can be stored for many years.

他用茶刀撬开茶饼。

Tāyòng chá dāo qiào kāi chábǐng.

He pried the tea cake open with a tea knife.

Tips

culture

茶饼 includes 七子饼 (seven-piece cake, ~357g, the standard pu'er disc), 砖茶 zhuānchá (brick tea, often Hunan/Tibetan dark tea) and 沱茶 tuóchá (bowl-shaped). Pressing tea began in the Tang for transport along the 茶马古道 (Tea-Horse Road) into Tibet.

Stroke Order

茶 chá

饼 bǐng