Usage of the character 茶

"leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province

huāchá

花茶

[花茶]

scented tea
CL:杯 (bēi),壺／壶 (hú)

cháfáng

茶坊

[茶坊]

teahouse

cháhuā

茶花

[茶花]

camellia

chádào

茶道

[茶道]

Japanese tea ceremony
sado

cháwǎn

茶碗

[茶碗]

teacup

mǒchá

抹茶

[抹茶]

green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)

cháshuǐ

茶水

[茶水]

tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves

pàochá

泡茶

[泡茶]

to make tea

chájù

茶具

[茶具]

tea set
tea service

chádiǎn

茶点

[茶點]

tea and cake
refreshments
tea and dim sum

shānchá

山茶

[山茶]

camellia

xuánmǐchá

玄米茶

[玄米茶]

genmaicha
Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice

níngméngchá

柠檬茶

[檸檬茶]

lemon tea

Pǔ'ěrchá

普洱茶

[普洱茶]

Pu'er tea, a type of black tea produced in the Pu'er region of southwestern Yunnan

Chálíng Xiàn

茶陵县

[茶陵縣]

Chaling County in Zhuzhou 株洲 ( Zhūzhōu), Hunan

cháhuàhuì

茶话会

[茶話會]

tea party

Nánfēichá

南非茶

[南非茶]

rooibos tea

hóngchájūn

红茶菌

[紅茶菌]

kombucha (fermented tea)

sūyóuchá

酥油茶

[酥油茶]

butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)

cháyèdàn

茶叶蛋

[茶葉蛋]

tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)

lüchábiǎo

绿茶婊

[綠茶婊]

"green tea bitch", a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative

mǎdàichá

马黛茶

[馬黛茶]

(loanword) maté (drink)

xiàwǔchá

下午茶

[下午茶]

afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)

érchásù

儿茶素

[兒茶素]

catechin (biochemistry)

ǎidìchá

矮地茶

[矮地茶]

(loanword) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica) (herb)

cháhèsè

茶褐色

[茶褐色]

dark brown
tawny

chágāngzi

茶缸子

[茶缸子]

mug
tea mug

dìngdiǎnchá

定点茶

[定點茶]

(Tw) (euphemism) prostitute service at a massage parlor or other place designated by the service provider

shāncháhuā

山茶花

[山茶花]

camellia

cháguǎnr

茶馆儿

[茶館兒]

a teashop

júhuāchá

菊花茶

[菊花茶]

chrysanthemum tea

cháwǎnzhēng

茶碗蒸

[茶碗蒸]

chawanmushi, Japanese savory egg custard dish that is steamed and served in a small bowl

wūlóngchá

乌龙茶

[烏龍茶]

oolong tea

chábiāozi

茶藨子

[茶藨子]

gooseberry

gōngfuchá

功夫茶

[功夫茶]

very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan

gōngfuchá

工夫茶

[工夫茶]

very concentrated type of tea consumed in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
variant of 功夫茶 (gōngfuchá)

bóshìchá

博士茶

[博士茶]

rooibos tea

lóngjǐngchá

龙井茶

[龍井茶]

Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang

ròugǔchá

肉骨茶

[肉骨茶]

bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore

mòlihuāchá

茉莉花茶

[茉莉花茶]

jasmine tea

cháyúfànbǎo

茶余饭饱

[茶餘飯飽]

see 茶餘飯後／茶余饭后 (cháyúfànhòu)

sāncháliùfàn

三茶六饭

[三茶六飯]

lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)

Chámǎhùshì

茶马互市

[茶馬互市]

old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty

rénzǒucháliáng

人走茶凉

[人走茶涼]

lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)
fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him

cháyújiǔhòu

茶余酒后

[茶餘酒後]

see 茶餘飯後／茶余饭后 (cháyúfànhòu)

cáncháshèngfàn

残茶剩饭

[殘茶剩飯]

spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal
crumbs from the feast

cháyúfànhòu

茶余饭后

[茶餘飯後]

leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)

Chángdǎobīngchá

长岛冰茶

[長島冰茶]

Long Island Iced Tea

bōbànǎichá

波霸奶茶

[波霸奶茶]

bubble milk tea (Tw)
Boba milk tea
tapioca milk tea
see also 珍珠奶茶 (zhēnzhūnǎichá)

cháfànwúxīn

茶饭无心

[茶飯無心]

no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
to have no appetite

Chámǎgǔdào

茶马古道

[茶馬古道]

old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond

cháfànbùsī

茶饭不思

[茶飯不思]