武夷岩茶

Wǔyí yánchá

noun

Meanings

1 Wuyi rock tea, the oolong grown among the cliffs of the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian

Characters

(place name) Wu-

(place name) -yi

Examples

HSK 6

好的武夷岩茶泡好几次还很有味道。

Hǎo de Wǔyí yánchá pào hǎojǐ cì hái hěn yǒu wèidao.

Good Wuyi rock tea still has plenty of flavour after many infusions.

HSK 7-9

大红袍是最有名的武夷岩茶。

Dàhóngpáo shì zuì yǒumíng de Wǔyí yánchá.

Big Red Robe is the most famous Wuyi rock tea.

Tips

culture

The name comes from 岩 'rock, cliff': the bushes grow in the rocky gullies of 武夷山, and tea lovers praise its 'rock taste' (岩韵). Besides 大红袍, the best-known kinds are 水仙 and 肉桂.

Stroke Order

武 wǔ

夷 yí

岩 yán

茶 chá