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chá

茶cháchá
tea
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Usages of chá

我wǒ　没有méiyǒu　茶chá。wǒ méiyǒu chá.
I don’t have tea.
我wǒ　要yào　茶chá。wǒ yào chá.
I want tea.
你nǐ　要yào　喝hē　茶chá　吗ma？nǐ yào hē chá ma?
Do you want to drink tea?
我wǒ　不bú　要yào　茶chá。wǒ bú yào chá.
I don’t want tea.
我们wǒmen　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　水shuǐ　和hé　茶chá。wǒmen dōu xǐhuan hē shuǐ hé chá.
We all like to drink water and tea.
我wǒ　不bú　要yào　水shuǐ，我wǒ　要yào　一yì　杯bēi　茶chá。wǒ bú yào shuǐ,wǒ yào yì bēi chá.
I don’t want water; I want a cup of tea.
我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　茶chá。wǒ gèng xǐhuan hē chá.
I prefer drinking tea.
早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　一边yìbiān　喝hē　茶chá，　一边yìbiān　看kàn　书shū。zǎoshang wǒ yìbiān hē chá, yìbiān kàn shū.
In the morning I drink tea while reading.
早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　在zài　家jiā　喝hē　茶chá。zǎoshang wǒ zài jiā hē chá.
In the morning I drink tea at home.
我们wǒmen　一边yìbiān　看kàn　电影diànyǐng，　一边yìbiān　喝hē　茶chá。wǒmen yìbiān kàn diànyǐng, yìbiān hē chá.
We watch a movie while drinking tea.
她tā　最zuì　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū，　我wǒ　最zuì　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　茶chá。tā zuì xǐhuan kàn shū, wǒ zuì xǐhuan hē chá.
She likes reading the most; I like drinking tea the most.
我wǒ　早上zǎoshang　很hěn　早zǎo　起床qǐchuáng，　中午zhōngwǔ　以后yǐhòu　才cái　喝hē　茶chá。wǒ zǎoshang hěn zǎo qǐchuáng, zhōngwǔ yǐhòu cái hē chá.
I get up very early in the morning; I only drink tea after noon.
他tā　很hěn　认真rènzhēn　地de　学习xuéxí，　下午xiàwǔ　才cái　喝hē　茶chá。tā hěn rènzhēn de xuéxí, xiàwǔ cái hē chá.
He studies very seriously; he only drinks tea in the afternoon.
天气tiānqì　热rè　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　冷lěng　水shuǐ，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　热rè　茶chá。tiānqì rè de shíhou, tā xǐhuan hē lěng shuǐ, wǒ xǐhuan hē rè chá.
When it’s hot, she likes to drink cold water; I like to drink hot tea.
冬天dōngtiān　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　喝hē　热rè　茶chá、　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè，　让ràng　人rén　觉得juéde　很hěn　温暖wēnnuǎn。dōngtiān zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ hē rè chá, tīng yīnyuè, ràng rén juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
In winter, drinking hot tea and listening to music in a quiet room makes people feel very warm.
冬天dōngtiān　天气tiānqì　很hěn　冷lěng，　我们wǒmen　在zài　家jiā　喝hē　热rè　茶chá。dōngtiān tiānqì hěn lěng, wǒmen zài jiā hē rè chá.
In winter, when the weather is very cold, we drink hot tea at home.
我wǒ　喝完hēwán　茶chá　就jiù　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。wǒ hēwán chá jiù qù gōngyuán sànbù.
After I finish drinking tea, I go for a walk in the park.

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