Definition
喝茶 ('drink tea') is a separable verb-object phrase (离合词). It can be split when specifying quantity, duration, or other complements — for example, 喝了一杯茶 ('drank a cup of tea') or 喝了三个小时的茶 ('drank tea for three hours'). In daily conversation, 喝茶 often implies a social activity: inviting someone to chat over tea, not just consuming the beverage.
v.o.
to drink tea (often implying a social gathering)
Examples
- ，喝茶。Wǒ píngshí bù xǐhuan hē kāfēi, zhǐ xǐhuan hē chá.I don't usually like coffee; I only like drinking tea.
- 。Tā jīntiān xiàwǔ zài cháguǎn hē le yí gè xiǎoshí de chá.He drank tea for an hour at the teahouse this afternoon.
- ，喝茶。Nǐ zhōumò yǒu kòng de huà, wǒmen yìqǐ lái hē chá ba.If you‘re free this weekend, let's get together and have some tea.
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