| 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant; CL:杯,壶 |
| 茶叶 | chá yè | tea; tea-leaves; CL:盒,罐,包,片 |
| 红茶 | hóng chá | black tea; CL:杯,壶 |
| 茶树 | chá shù | tea tree; Camellia sinensis |
| 绿茶 | lǜ chá | green tea |
| 花茶 | huā chá | scented tea; CL:杯,壶 |
| 茶房 | chá fáng | waiter; steward; porter; teahouse |
| 茶话会 | chá huà huì | tea party |
| 茶杯 | chá bēi | teacup; tea-glass; cup; mug; CL:只 |
| 茶壶 | chá hú | teapot; CL:把 |
| 茶馆 | chá guǎn | teahouse; CL:家 |
| 龙井茶 | lóng jǐng chá | Longjing (tea) |
| 茶几 | chá jī | small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea) |
| 茶会 | chá huì | tea party |
| 茶碗 | chá wǎn | teacup |
| 乌龙茶 | wū lóng chá | Oolong tea |
| 茶楼 | chá lóu | tearoom; teahouse; dimsum restaurant (Hong Kong) |
| 山茶 | shān chá | camellia |
| 三茶六饭 | sān chá liù fàn | lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes; to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom) |
| 功夫茶 | gōng fu chá | very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan |
| 品茶 | pǐn chá | to taste tea; to sip tea |
| 喝茶 | hē chá | to drink tea |
| 奶茶 | nǎi chá | milk tea |
| 如火如茶 | rú huǒ rú chá | common erroneous version of 如火如荼 (idiom), daunting and vigorous (momentum); magnificent |
| 山茶花 | shān chá huā | camellia |
| 工夫茶 | gōng fu chá | very concentrated type of tea consumed in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan; variant of 功夫茶 |
| 抹茶 | mǒ chá | green tea powder (Japanese: matcha) |
| 拉茶 | lā chá | teh tarik, an Indian-style tea with milk (GM) |
| 敬茶 | jìng chá | to serve tea (to guests) |
| 早茶 | zǎo chá | morning tea |
| 春茶 | chūn chá | spring tea; tea-leaves gathered at spring time |
| 普洱茶 | Pǔ ěr chá | Pu'er tea from the Pu'er region of Yunnan |
| 末茶 | mò chá | tea powder (matcha) |
| 格雷伯爵茶 | Gé léi Bó jué chá | Earl Grey tea |
| 柠檬茶 | níng méng chá | lemon tea |
| 残茶剩饭 | cán chá shèng fàn | spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal; crumbs from the feast |
| 沙茶 | shā chá | satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate |
| 沱茶 | tuó chá | a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶, compacted into a bowl or nest shape; dome shaped tea-brick; caked tea |
| 泡茶 | pào chá | make tea |
| 波霸奶茶 | bō bà nǎi chá | bubble milk tea (Taiwan); Boba milk tea; tapioca milk tea; see also 珍珠奶茶 |
| 凉茶 | liáng chá | Chinese herb tea |
| 清茶 | qīng chá | green tea; only tea (without food) |
| 烹茶 | pēng chá | to brew tea |
| 热茶 | rè chá | hot tea |
| 玄米茶 | xuán mǐ chá | genmaicha; Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice |
| 珍珠奶茶 | zhēn zhū nǎi chá | pearl milk tea; tapioca milk tea; bubble milk tea |
| 茉莉花茶 | mò li huā chá | jasmine tea |
| 茶具 | chá jù | tea set; tea service |
| 茶包 | chá bāo | tea bag |
| 茶匙 | chá chí | teaspoon |
