青茶

qīngchá
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 oolong tea (alternate name for 乌龙茶)
  2. 2 semi-oxidized tea, one of the six classical Chinese tea categories

Examples

Qīngchá yòu jiào wūlóngchá.
Qingcha is another name for oolong tea.
Tiěguānyīn shǔyú qīngchá lèi.
Tieguanyin belongs to the oolong (qingcha) category.

Tips

usage
青茶 is the formal classification term used in Chinese tea taxonomy (: 绿茶白茶黄茶青茶红茶黑茶), while 乌龙茶 is the colloquial name. Tea drinkers in northern Fujian and Taiwan prefer 乌龙茶; tea-science textbooks use 青茶.

Stroke Order

qīng
chá