茶树

茶樹

cháshù

noun

Measure Word

一棵茶树 kē

Meanings

1 tea tree; tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

Characters

Examples

山坡上种了成片的茶树。

Shānpō shàng zhòng le chéngpiàn de cháshù.

The hillside is planted with stretches of tea bushes.

这几棵茶树已经有上百年了。

Zhè jǐ kē cháshù yǐjīng yǒu shàng bǎi nián le.

These tea trees are more than a hundred years old.

Tips

usage

茶树 is the tea plant Camellia sinensis — do NOT confuse with the Australian 'tea tree' (Melaleuca) used for tea tree oil, which in Chinese is 互叶白千层 or just transliterated 茶树.

Stroke Order

茶 chá

树 shù