茶叶
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
茶叶 (cháyè) · tea leaves
茶叶 (cháyè) means “tea leaves; tea”. It is written with 2 characters: 茶 (tea) + 叶 (leaf). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 茶叶 is built
The characters
茶 chá · tea
What 茶 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 人rén — person
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: plant (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
叶 yè · leaf
What 叶 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
这些茶叶是朋友送的。Zhèxiē cháyè shì péngyou sòng de.This tea was a gift from a friend.
你买了什么茶叶？Nǐ mǎi le shénme cháyè?What kind of tea did you buy?
Questions about 茶叶
What does 茶叶 mean?
茶叶 (cháyè) means “tea leaves; tea”.
How do you pronounce 茶叶?
茶叶 is pronounced cháyè.
Which HSK level is 茶叶?
茶叶 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
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Learn 茶叶 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.