杭州龙井 (HángzhōuLóngjǐng): Hangzhou Longjing tea

Measure Word

一杯杭州龙井 bēi

Meanings

1 Hangzhou Longjing tea
2 Dragon Well tea from Hangzhou

Characters

杭

háng

Hangzhou (short form)

Examples

明前的杭州龙井最珍贵。

Míngqián de Hángzhōu lóngjǐng zuì zhēnguì.

Pre-Qingming Hangzhou Longjing is the most prized.

他带了两罐杭州龙井回来。

Tā dài le liǎng guàn Hángzhōu lóngjǐng huílái.

He brought back two tins of Hangzhou Longjing.

Tips

culture

Pan-fired green tea from the West Lake hills in Hangzhou. The flattened leaves and chestnut aroma come from being pressed by hand against a hot wok.

Stroke Order

杭 Háng

州 zhōu

龙 lóng

井 jǐng

Related Words

龙井茶 lóngjǐngchá

Longjing tea / Dragon Well tea

西湖龙井 Xīhúlóngjǐng

West Lake Longjing tea / Longjing (Dragon Well) green tea from West Lake, Hangzhou

龙井虾仁 lóngjǐngxiārén

Longjing shrimp / stir-fried river-shrimp with Longjing tea leaves

杭州菜 Hángzhōucài

Hangzhou cuisine / Hang-style cooking

杭州市 HángzhōuShì

Hangzhou (city)

最忆是杭州 zuìyìshìHángzhōu

what I remember best is Hangzhou / Hangzhou is what I miss most

杭州 Hángzhōu #73,406

Hangzhou (capital of Zhejiang province)

杭帮菜 Hángbāngcài

Hangzhou-style cuisine / Hangbang cuisine (the Hangzhou branch of Zhejiang cuisine)

飞龙 fēilóng #6,494

flying dragon / dragon in flight / pterosaur

何时缚住苍龙 héshífùzhùcānglóng

when shall we bind the blue dragon? / (fig.) when will we finally subdue the enemy / overcome the great challenge? / (lit.) what-time tie-fast blue-dragon