茶包

chábāo

noun

Measure Word

一包茶包 bāo

Meanings

1 tea bag
2 (Taiwan slang) trouble; a pain in the neck

Characters

Examples

我比较喜欢散茶，不太用茶包。

Wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan sǎnchá, bú tài yòng chábāo.

I prefer loose-leaf tea — I don't really use tea bags.

他又惹了个茶包给我处理。

Tā yòu rě le ge chábāo gěi wǒ chǔlǐ.

He's stuck me with another mess to deal with.

Tips

register

The slang 'trouble' sense is Taiwan-only — a calque on English 'trouble' via the rhyme/sound association (chá-bāo ~ trou-ble). Mainland speakers will only understand the literal tea-bag meaning, so context matters.

Stroke Order

茶 chá

包 bāo