酥油茶

sūyóuchá
noun #61,931

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

Zài Lāsà, jīhū měi jiā dōu hē sūyóuchá.
In Lhasa, almost every household drinks butter tea.
Dì yī cì hē sūyóuchá hěn duō 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