凉茶

涼茶

liángchá

noun

Measure Word

一碗凉茶 wǎn

Meanings

1 Chinese herbal tea
2 cooling tea

Characters

Examples

广州的凉茶铺很多。

Guǎngzhōu de liángchá pù hěn duō.

There are a lot of herbal tea shops in Guangzhou.

上火了就喝碗凉茶。

Shànghuǒ le jiù hē wǎn liángchá.

When you're "heaty", drink a bowl of cooling tea.

这家店的凉茶很苦。

Zhè jiā diàn de liángchá hěn kǔ.

The herbal tea at this shop is very bitter.

Tips

culture

Southern Chinese (especially Cantonese) staple — bitter herbal decoctions drunk to 'clear heat' (清热) when the body is 上火. Not the same as iced tea. Famous bottled brands: 王老吉 and 加多宝.

Stroke Order

凉 liáng

茶 chá