抹茶 (mǒchá): matcha

Meanings

1 matcha
2 powdered green tea

Characters

抹

Examples

我想喝一杯抹茶拿铁。

Wǒ xiǎng hē yī bēi mǒchá nátiě.

I'd like a matcha latte.

这家店的抹茶蛋糕超好吃。

Zhè jiā diàn de mǒchá dàngāo chāo hǎochī.

This shop's matcha cake is amazing.

Tips

history

Powdered tea whisked with hot water actually originated in Song dynasty China (点茶), travelled to Japan with Zen Buddhism, and survived there as matcha while fading in China. The modern Chinese term 抹茶 is a reborrowing from Japanese.

Stroke Order

抹 mǒ

茶 chá

Related Words

抹茶拿铁 mǒchánátiě

matcha latte

甜茶 tiánchá

sweet tea (Tibetan milk-and-sugar tea) / sweet-leaf tea (Rubus suavissimus, 甜叶茶) / Guangxi sweet tea

云雾茶 yúnwùchá

cloud-mist tea / yunwu tea (green tea grown at high-altitude misty peaks)

蒙顶茶 méngdǐngchá

Mengding tea (green tea from Mount Mengding in Sichuan)

普洱茶 pǔěrchá

Pu'er tea / pu-erh tea (fermented tea from Yunnan)

青茶 qīngchá

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

兰花茶 lánhuāchá

orchid-scented tea / Lanhua green tea (Anhui specialty)

珍珠奶茶 zhēnzhūnǎichá

bubble tea / pearl milk tea / boba tea

茶台 chátái

tea table / tea station (for gongfu tea service)

功夫茶 gōngfuchá

gongfu tea (elaborate Chaozhou-style tea preparation) / tea brewed with precise technique in small teapots and cups