绿茶 lǜ chá
“green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities”
noun2021 list level 3Traditional 綠茶
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
绿茶 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 395: 绿茶 lǜchá — Level 2; official annotation 2 (名). PDF page 89
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 绿茶
绿茶 (lǜchá) is a noun for green tea, a drink counted with 杯 or 瓶: 一杯绿茶, 一瓶绿茶. Use 喝绿茶/点一杯绿茶 with 喝 or 点. In internet slang it can describe a manipulative person, but learners should only recognize that use, not produce it.
例句Example sentences
- 我喜欢喝绿茶，不喜欢喝咖啡。wǒ xǐ huan hē lǜ chá, bù xǐ huan hē kā fēi.I like drinking green tea; I don't like drinking coffee.
- 服务员，请给我一杯绿茶。fú wù yuán, qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi lǜ chá.Waiter, please give me a cup of green tea.
- 这种绿茶是我爸爸从杭州带回来的。zhè zhǒng lǜ chá shì wǒ bà ba cóng háng zhōu dài huí lái de.This kind of green tea was brought back by my dad from Hangzhou.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗请给我一个绿茶。
✓请给我一杯绿茶。
Drinks like tea are counted with 杯 (or 瓶 for bottles), not the general measure word 个.
易混词Easily confused
绿茶vs红茶
红茶 is black tea; 绿茶 is green tea. 绿茶 is unfermented (the leaves are heated to stop oxidation), while 红茶 is fully oxidized; the Chinese name 红茶 refers to the reddish color of the brewed tea, not the oxidation level.