西湖龙井

西湖龍井
Xīhúlóngjǐng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 West Lake Longjing tea
  2. 2 Longjing (Dragon Well) green tea from West Lake, Hangzhou

Examples

Míng qián de Xīhú lóngjǐng zuì shòu huānyíng.
Pre-Qingming West Lake Longjing is the most sought after.
Tā sòng le wǒ yī guàn zhèngzōng de Xīhú lóngjǐng.
He gave me a tin of authentic West Lake Longjing.

Tips

culture
Pan-fired green tea from the hills west of Hangzhou's West Lake; flat blade-like leaves and a chestnut aroma. Top-grade leaves are picked before Qingming (清明) from a few protected villages — Shifeng, Longjing, Yunqi, Hupao, Meijiawu — and command very high prices.

Stroke Order

西
lóng
jǐng