Definition
茶叶 (cháyè) refers specifically to the dried leaves used to brew tea, whereas 茶 (chá) is the broader word for the drink or the plant. If you buy a box of 茶叶, you get the leaves; if you drink 茶, you have the beverage.
noun
tea leavesthe dried leaves used to brew tea
Measure word · 盒, 罐, 包, 片
Examples
- 茶叶。Wǒ mǎi le yì hé chá yè zuò lǐwù.I bought a box of tea leaves as a gift.
- 茶叶。Zhè zhǒng chá yè pào chūlái de chá hěn xiāng.The tea brewed from this kind of tea leaves is very fragrant.
- 茶叶。Lǜ chá hé hóng chá dōu shì yòng chá yè zuò de.Green tea and black tea are both made from tea leaves.
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