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喝茶

chá

Drink tea / have tea

Sounds roughly like huh chah

Literal meaning

  • to drink

  • chá

    tea

drink · tea

How to pronounce it

  • he1

    11st · high

    h + a short “uh”, high and level. Not English “hay”.

  • chá

    cha2

    22nd · rising

    ch (puff of air, tongue curled) + ah, rising. The word itself is a small hospitality ritual.

In real life

请喝茶。

Qǐng hē chá.

Please have some tea.