Tea made from a small-leaved type of tea plant grown in China, typically flavoured by smoke curing or the addition of flower petals.
中国茶
Example sentencesExamples
Then, we were hauled off to join the cerebral general knowledge quiz fought out over sedate plates of cakes, sandwiches and demure cups of fine China tea.
The cover looks like paper that has been soaked in Black China tea for ages, or perhaps it barely escaped a fire - there's this beautiful smokiness that adds depth to it.
Use Indian or Ceylonese teas as China tea has ‘no stimulation’.
Fragrant lemon balm is calming and aids digestion, as does bergamot which gives China tea its Earl Grey flavour.
Frosted store windows groaned with a cornucopia of Irish linens, Madras shawls, China tea, Moroccan slippers, Scottish whisky and Madeira wine.
The deep green, hairy leaves make a slightly astringent tea that's similar to a mild, fragrant China tea.
Bruce, a major in the East India Company, made his discovery in 1823 at a time when Britain's expensive taste for China tea had created a worrying trade deficit with the Chinese.
Definition of China tea in US English:
China tea
nounˈCHīnə tē
Tea made from a small-leaved type of tea plant grown in China, typically flavored by smoke curing or the addition of flower petals.
中国茶
Example sentencesExamples
Then, we were hauled off to join the cerebral general knowledge quiz fought out over sedate plates of cakes, sandwiches and demure cups of fine China tea.
The deep green, hairy leaves make a slightly astringent tea that's similar to a mild, fragrant China tea.
Bruce, a major in the East India Company, made his discovery in 1823 at a time when Britain's expensive taste for China tea had created a worrying trade deficit with the Chinese.
The cover looks like paper that has been soaked in Black China tea for ages, or perhaps it barely escaped a fire - there's this beautiful smokiness that adds depth to it.
Fragrant lemon balm is calming and aids digestion, as does bergamot which gives China tea its Earl Grey flavour.
Frosted store windows groaned with a cornucopia of Irish linens, Madras shawls, China tea, Moroccan slippers, Scottish whisky and Madeira wine.
Use Indian or Ceylonese teas as China tea has ‘no stimulation’.