Chinese Word: 沏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

沏

Pinyin: qī

English Definition: to steep (tea)

Chinese Definition:
①用开水冲：沏茶。用开水把糖沏开。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:切 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 切 [ qiè ] to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager

Similar Characters: 彻砌

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1		tā 她 gěi 给 wǒ men 我们 qī 沏 le 了 chá 茶。 She brewed us some tea.
2		yòng 用 kāi shuǐ 开水 bǎ 把 táng 糖 qī 沏 kāi 开。 Dissolve the sugar in the hot water.
3		yí kuài 一块 chá bǐng 茶饼 kě yǐ 可以 qī 沏 dào 到 500 bēi 杯 chá 茶。 The tea cake can make up to 500 cups of tea.
4		wǒ men 我们 èr shí 二十 rén 人 bù néng 不能 zhǐ 只 qī 沏 yī fèn 一份（ rú 如 chá 茶）。 We'll need more than one brew (eg of tea) for twenty people.
5		“ nǐ 你 néng 能 bǎ 把 chá 茶 qī 沏 hǎo 好 ma 吗？ ” suàn shì 算是 huí dá 回答， è hěn hěn 恶狠狠 de 的 yǔ diào 语调 ràng 让 wǒ 我 bù hán ér lì 不寒而栗。 'Get it ready, will you?' was the answer, uttered so savagely that I started.

1		tā 她 gěi 给 wǒ men 我们 qī 沏 le 了 chá 茶。 She brewed us some tea.
2		yòng 用 kāi shuǐ 开水 bǎ 把 táng 糖 qī 沏 kāi 开。 Dissolve the sugar in the hot water.
3		yí kuài 一块 chá bǐng 茶饼 kě yǐ 可以 qī 沏 dào 到 500 bēi 杯 chá 茶。 The tea cake can make up to 500 cups of tea.
4		wǒ men 我们 èr shí 二十 rén 人 bù néng 不能 zhǐ 只 qī 沏 yī fèn 一份（ rú 如 chá 茶）。 We'll need more than one brew (eg of tea) for twenty people.
5		“ nǐ 你 néng 能 bǎ 把 chá 茶 qī 沏 hǎo 好 ma 吗？ ” suàn shì 算是 huí dá 回答， è hěn hěn 恶狠狠 de 的 yǔ diào 语调 ràng 让 wǒ 我 bù hán ér lì 不寒而栗。 'Get it ready, will you?' was the answer, uttered so savagely that I started.