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

HSK 3

他每天早上都要喝一杯普洱茶。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu yào hē yì bēi pǔ'ěrchá.

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

HSK 7-9

这块普洱茶饼已经存放了十年。

Zhè kuài pǔ'ěrchá bǐng yǐjīng cúnfàng le shínián.

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