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茶饼

茶餅
chábǐng
noun

Measure Word

一块茶饼 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 compressed tea cake (esp. pu'er); brick or disc of pressed tea leaves

Examples

一块普洱茶饼可以存放很多年。
Yī kuài pǔ'ěr chábǐng kěyǐ cúnfàng hěn duō nián.
A pu'er tea cake can be stored for many years.
他用茶刀撬开茶饼。
Tā yòng chádāo qiào kāi chábǐng.
He pried the tea cake open with a tea knife.

Tips

culture
茶饼 includes 七子饼 (seven-piece cake, ~357g, the standard pu'er disc), 砖茶 zhuānchá (brick tea, often Hunan/Tibetan dark tea) and 沱茶 tuóchá (bowl-shaped). Pressing tea began in the Tang for transport along the 茶马古道 (Tea-Horse Road) into Tibet.

Stroke Order

茶 chá
饼 bǐng