Chinese word dictionary

擂茶

léi chá · "leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province

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Word information

Simplified擂茶

Traditional擂茶

Pinyinléi chá

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

擂léi

to rub, to grind; to use a mortar and pestle

茶chá

tea; tea leaves; tea plant

How to learn 擂茶

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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红茶hóngchá

black tea; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]

绿茶lǜchá

green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities

奶茶nǎichá

milk tea

茶叶cháyè

tea; tea leaves; CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]

擂台lèi tái

elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held; arena; ring

吹擂chuī léi

to talk big; to boast