苦丁茶

kǔdīngchá
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 kuding tea (bitter tea brewed from holly leaves)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Kǔdīngchá wèidào hěn kǔ, dàn huígān míngxiǎn.
Kuding tea tastes very bitter, but the sweet aftertaste is pronounced.
HSK 7-9
Shànghuǒ le hē diǎn kǔdīngchá néng qīngrè.
When you have 'internal heat', drinking some kuding tea can cool you down.

Tips

culture
Not a true Camellia sinensis tea - most 苦丁茶 is made from leaves of Ilex kudingcha (a holly) twisted into long needle-like 'nails' (). Drunk in southern China for its supposed heat-clearing and blood-pressure-lowering effects.

Stroke Order

dīng
chá