酸梅汤

酸梅湯

suānméitāng

noun

Measure Word

一杯酸梅汤 bēi

Meanings

1 sour plum drink
2 suanmeitang (chilled drink of smoked plum, hawthorn and rock sugar)

Characters

soup, broth, decoction

Examples

HSK 7-9

夏天来一杯冰镇酸梅汤最解暑。

Xiàtiān lái yī bēi bīngzhèn suānméitāng zuì jiě shǔ.

In summer, an iced sour plum drink is the best for beating the heat.

HSK 7-9

老北京的酸梅汤酸甜可口。

Lǎo Běijīng de suānméitāng suān tián kěkǒu.

Old Beijing-style sour plum drink is pleasantly sweet and sour.

Tips

culture

A signature Beijing summer drink, traditionally made by simmering 乌梅 (smoked plum), 山楂 (hawthorn), 甘草 (licorice) and 桂花 (osmanthus) with rock sugar. The Qing imperial court popularized it; the brand 信远斋 has sold it on Liulichang since the 1740s.

Stroke Order

酸 suān

梅 méi

汤 tāng