绿茶 lǜchá green tea
How to remember 绿茶: 绿 green + 茶 tea = green tea.
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How it is used
- Green tea - 我喜欢喝绿茶 (wǒ xǐhuan hē lǜchá) I like drinking green tea.
- Contrast 红茶 (hóngchá), which is English 'black tea'; the two are the basic tea split.
- Note a modern slang sense: calling a girl 绿茶(婊) implies she seems sweet but is secretly manipulative.
Example sentences
- 你喝绿茶吗？ Nǐ hē lǜchá ma?Do you drink green tea?
- 您喝绿茶吗？ Nín hē lǜchá ma?Do you drink green tea?
- 你能告诉我红茶和绿茶的区别吗？ Nǐ néng gàosù wǒ hóngchá hé lǜchá de qūbié ma?Can you describe to me the difference between black tea and green tea?