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The six types of Chinese tea

In ChineseHow it is madeFamous teas
White白茶 báicháThe least processed: withered in the open air, then dried银针 白牡丹 寿眉
Green绿茶 lǜcháHeated soon after picking, fried or steamed, to stop it oxidizing龙井 碧螺春 毛尖
Yellow黄茶 huángcháMade like green tea, with a short oxidizing step that turns it yellow君山银针
Oolong乌龙茶 wūlóngcháPartly oxidized, anywhere between green and black铁观音 大红袍
Black红茶 hóngchá, “red tea”Fully oxidized before it is dried金骏眉 滇红
Dark黑茶 hēicháFermented after it is made, and often pressed into cakes普洱茶 六堡茶

The kinds of tea

  1. chá茶

    tea

  2. chá茶yè叶

    tea; tea leaves

  3. lǜ绿chá茶

    green tea

  4. bái白chá茶

    white tea

  5. wū乌lóng龙chá茶

    oolong tea

  6. hóng红chá茶

    black tea

  7. hēi黑chá茶

    dark tea (post-fermented)

  8. pǔ普ěr洱chá茶

    Pu'er tea

  9. huā花chá茶

    scented tea; jasmine tea

  10. mò茉lì莉huā花chá茶

    jasmine tea

Famous teas

  1. xī西hú湖lóng龙jǐng井

    West Lake Longjing tea (Dragon Well green tea from Hangzhou)

  2. bì碧luó螺chūn春

    Biluochun (green tea from Suzhou)

  3. máo毛jiān尖

    Maojian (green tea made from fine tender leaves)

  4. tiě铁guān观yīn音

    Tieguanyin (variety of oolong tea)

  5. dà大hóng红páo袍

    Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe oolong tea)

  6. yán岩chá茶

    rock tea (oolong from the Wuyi Mountains)

  7. bái白mǔ牡dān丹

    Bai Mudan (a white tea)

  8. yín银zhēn针

    Silver Needle (white tea)

  9. shòu寿méi眉

    Shou Mei (white tea from Fujian)

  10. jīn金jùn骏méi眉

    Jin Junmei (premium black tea from the Wuyi Mountains)

  11. diān滇hóng红

    Yunnan black tea; Dianhong

  12. liù六bǎo堡chá茶

    Liupao tea (fermented dark tea from Guangxi)

  13. tuó沱chá茶

    tuocha (bowl-shaped compressed tea)

Other tea drinks

  1. jú菊huā花chá茶

    chrysanthemum tea

  2. liáng凉chá茶

    herbal tea (Cantonese cooling tea)

  3. nǎi奶chá茶

    milk tea; bubble tea

  4. zhēn珍zhū珠nǎi奶chá茶

    bubble tea; pearl milk tea

  5. mǒ抹chá茶

    matcha

  6. sū酥yóu油chá茶

    butter tea

  7. dōng冬guā瓜chá茶

    winter melon tea

  8. níng柠méng檬chá茶

    lemon tea

The tea set

  1. chá茶jù具

    tea set; tea things

  2. chá茶hú壶

    teapot

  3. chá茶bēi杯

    teacup; cup

  4. gài盖wǎn碗

    lidded tea bowl

  5. zǐ紫shā砂hú壶

    Yixing clay teapot; purple clay teapot

  6. chá茶pán盘

    tea tray

  7. chá茶jī几

    tea table; coffee table

  8. chá茶chí匙

    teaspoon

  9. chá茶bāo包

    tea bag

Making and drinking tea

  1. pào泡chá茶

    to make tea; to steep tea

  2. qī沏chá茶

    to make tea; to brew tea

  3. hē喝chá茶

    to drink tea

  4. pǐn品chá茶

    to sample tea; to savor tea

  5. jìng敬chá茶

    to serve tea (respectfully)

  6. chá茶dào道

    tea ceremony; the way of tea

  7. gōng功fū夫chá茶

    gongfu tea (Chaozhou style of tea brewing)

  8. chá茶yì艺

    tea art; tea ceremony

  9. huí回gān甘

    sweet aftertaste (of tea etc.)

Teahouses and tea time

  1. chá茶guǎn馆

    teahouse

  2. chá茶lóu楼

    teahouse (often multistoried)

  3. zǎo早chá茶

    morning tea; dim sum breakfast

  4. yǐn饮chá茶

    (Cantonese) to have dim sum; yum cha

  5. chá茶diǎn点

    tea and snacks

  6. xià下wǔ午chá茶

    afternoon tea

  7. chá茶xiē歇

    tea break; coffee break

  8. chá茶huà话huì会

    tea party

Sayings with tea

  1. cū粗chá茶dàn淡fàn饭

    simple food

  2. chá茶yú余fàn饭hòu后

    in one's spare time

  3. rén人zǒu走chá茶liáng凉

    when someone leaves their position, people forget them

What are the 6 types of Chinese tea?

White 白茶 (báichá), green 绿茶 (lǜchá), yellow 黄茶 (huángchá), oolong 乌龙茶 (wūlóngchá), black 红茶 (hóngchá) and dark 黑茶 (hēichá). All come from the same plant; how the leaves are processed, above all how much they oxidize, makes the difference. Some add scented teas like jasmine, 花茶 (huāchá).

Why is black tea called red tea in Chinese?

红茶 (hóngchá) is named for the reddish colour of the tea in the cup; English named it for the dark leaves. So when you want black tea in China, ask for 红茶. 黑茶 (hēichá), literally black tea, is the fermented dark tea, like 普洱 (pǔ’ěr).

What is the most popular tea in China?

Green tea is the most drunk tea in China, and black tea comes second. The best known green tea is 西湖龙井 (Xīhú Lóngjǐng), West Lake Dragon Well, from Hangzhou.

What tea do Chinese restaurants serve?

Most often jasmine tea, 茉莉花茶 (mòlìhuāchá), oolong like 铁观音 (tiěguānyīn), or 普洱 (pǔ’ěr) at dim sum. In restaurants in China tea is usually served instead of water. Going for dim sum is 饮茶 (yǐnchá) in Cantonese, or 早茶 (zǎochá), morning tea.

What are the names of the Chinese tea set?

The whole set is 茶具 (chájù): the teapot 茶壶 (cháhú), often a 紫砂壶 (zǐshāhú), a Yixing clay pot; the lidded bowl 盖碗 (gàiwǎn); small cups 茶杯 (chábēi); and the tea tray 茶盘 (chápán), which drains the water poured over the set.

What does 喝茶 mean in slang?

Literally to drink tea, 喝茶 (hēchá) is also slang for being called in for questioning by the police: 被请去喝茶, invited to tea.

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More for tea and food

Words, pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary; the six types and how each is made from Wikipedia’s Chinese tea.