红茶 hóng chá
“black tea”
noun2021 list level 3Traditional 紅茶Measure word 杯 · 壶
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
红茶 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 354: 红茶 hóngchá — Level 2; official annotation 2 (名). PDF page 88
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 红茶
红茶 is black tea — the fully oxidised tea drunk with milk or plain; the name literally means 'red tea' because of the colour of the brewed liquid. Count it with 杯: 一杯红茶, and order it as 请给我一杯红茶.
例句Example sentences
- 你想喝红茶还是绿茶？nǐ xiǎng hē hóng chá hái shì lǜ chá?Would you like black tea or green tea?
- 服务员，请给我一杯红茶。fú wù yuán, qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi hóng chá.Waiter, please give me a cup of black tea.
- 我早上喜欢喝红茶，不加糖。wǒ zǎo shàng xǐ huan hē hóng chá, bù jiā táng.I like black tea in the morning, without sugar.
易混词Easily confused
红茶vs黑茶
Black tea in English is 红茶 in Chinese; 黑茶 is a different category of dark, fermented tea such as 普洱茶. So do not translate English 'black tea' as 黑茶.