沏

qī

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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1. to steep (tea)

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• 泡 pào 泡 pào bubble; foam Both can mean 'to steep', but 泡 is more common for general steeping, while 沏 is more formal or traditional, specifically for tea.: bubble; foam

Usage notes

Collocations

沏 is almost exclusively used with 茶 (tea), as in 沏茶 (steep tea).

Formality

沏 is a more formal or literary term for steeping tea; in everyday speech, 泡 (pào) is more common.

Example Sentences

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请给我 沏 杯茶。

Please steep a cup of tea for me.

我來給你 沏 茶。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6624655)

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