Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 茉莉花茶
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.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
红茶hóngcháblack tea; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
花huāflower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful; old variant of 花[hua1]; surname Hua; variant of 花[hua1]; flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
花huāflower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful; old variant of 花[hua1]; surname Hua; variant of 花[hua1]; flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
绿茶lǜchágreen tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
奶茶nǎichámilk tea