As we all known,China's most renowned beverage is tea(茶chá), and rightly so. The Chinese are already cultivating tea for thousands of years, and also its approaches for processing tea have remained virtually unchanged of numerous many years.

You can find many kinds of tea in the three main categories: green tea, oolong tea and black tea. Any visit to China or Taiwan isn't complete with a sampling of the fine tea that is offered.

More Than Tea

Chinese tea is not the only drink you can buy. There are all kinds of fruit juices, soft drinks, beers and wines to sample. Non-alcoholic drinks(软饮料ruǎnyǐnliào) are available at coffee(咖啡kāfēi) outlets and tea stands, and bars and restaurants also serve beer(啤酒píjiǔ), wine(果酒guǒjiǔ), and liquor(酒jiǔ).

A lot of drinks are served sweetened, but it is possible to order them with no sugar or with just a little bit of sugar. Coffee is usually served with creamer and bags of sugar on the side. Green tea and oolong tea(乌龙茶wūlóngchá) tend to be served without sugar or milk. Black tea(红茶hóngchá) with milk is known as "milk tea,"(奶茶nǎichá) and may be sweetened in accordance to taste.

Chinese

Pinyin

English

chá

Tea

红茶

hóngchá

Black tea

绿茶

lǜchá

Green tea

乌龙茶

wūlóngchá

Oolong tea

咖啡

kāfēi

Coffee

黑咖啡

hēi kāfēi

Black tea

táng

Sugar

奶精

nǎi jīng

Cream

不加糖

bùjiā táng

No sugar

牛奶

niú’nǎi

Milk

果汁

guǒzhī

Juice

凤梨汁

fènglí zhī

Pineapple juice

苹果汁

Píng’guǒ zhī

Apple juice

西瓜汁

xīguā zhī

Watermelon juice

柠檬汁

níng méng zhī

Lemonade

饮料

yǐnliào

Soft drinks

可乐

kělè

Cola

开水

kāishuǐ

Water

矿泉水

kuàng quán shuǐ

Mineral water

冰水

bīngshuǐ

Ice water

jiǔ

Liquor

葡萄酒

pútáojiǔ

Wine

红酒

hóngjiǔ

Red wine

香槟

xiāngbīn

Champagne

酒单

jiǔ dān

Wine list

气泡酒

qìpào jiǔ

Sparkling wine

我要

wǒyào

I would like…