普洱茶

pǔěrchá

noun

Measure Word

一杯普洱茶 bēi

Meanings

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

Characters

universal; general (here part of place name Pu'er)

(used in place names, e.g., Pu'er, Erhai)

Examples

他每天早上都要喝一杯普洱茶。

Tā měi tiān zǎoshang dōu yào hē yì bēi pǔěrchá.

He drinks a cup of Pu'er tea every morning.

这块普洱茶饼已经存放了十年。

Zhè kuài pǔěrchá bǐng yǐjīng cúnfàng le shí nián.

This Pu'er tea cake has been aged for ten years.

Tips

culture

普洱茶 is named after 普洱 (Pu'er), a prefecture in Yunnan province. Unlike most teas, it is a post-fermented tea that improves with age — well-aged Pu'er cakes can sell for enormous sums. It is traditionally pressed into cakes, bricks, or tuo (bowl shapes).

Stroke Order

普 pǔ

洱 ěr

茶 chá