酥油茶

sūyóuchá
noun #61,931

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 butter tea
  2. 2 Tibetan yak-butter tea

Examples

HSK 4
Zài Lāsà, jīhū měi jiā dōu hē sūyóuchá.
In Lhasa, almost every household drinks butter tea.
HSK 7-9
Dìyī cì hē sūyóuchá hěnduō rén hē bù guàn.
Many people aren't used to butter tea on the first try.

Tips

culture
Tibetan staple drink - black tea churned together with yak butter and salt. The fat and salt help residents handle the cold and high altitude. Hosts traditionally keep refilling your bowl after every sip; leaving it half-full signals 'enough, please.'

Stroke Order

yóu
chá