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Definition of China tea in English: China teanoun mass nounTea made from a small-leaved type of tea plant grown in China, typically flavoured by smoke curing or the addition of flower petals. Example sentencesExamples - Then, we were hauled off to join the cerebral general knowledge quiz fought out over sedate plates of cakes, sandwiches and demure cups of fine China tea.
- The cover looks like paper that has been soaked in Black China tea for ages, or perhaps it barely escaped a fire - there's this beautiful smokiness that adds depth to it.
- Use Indian or Ceylonese teas as China tea has ‘no stimulation’.
- Fragrant lemon balm is calming and aids digestion, as does bergamot which gives China tea its Earl Grey flavour.
- Frosted store windows groaned with a cornucopia of Irish linens, Madras shawls, China tea, Moroccan slippers, Scottish whisky and Madeira wine.
- The deep green, hairy leaves make a slightly astringent tea that's similar to a mild, fragrant China tea.
- Bruce, a major in the East India Company, made his discovery in 1823 at a time when Britain's expensive taste for China tea had created a worrying trade deficit with the Chinese.
Definition of China tea in US English: China teanounˈCHīnə tē Tea made from a small-leaved type of tea plant grown in China, typically flavored by smoke curing or the addition of flower petals. Example sentencesExamples - Then, we were hauled off to join the cerebral general knowledge quiz fought out over sedate plates of cakes, sandwiches and demure cups of fine China tea.
- The deep green, hairy leaves make a slightly astringent tea that's similar to a mild, fragrant China tea.
- Bruce, a major in the East India Company, made his discovery in 1823 at a time when Britain's expensive taste for China tea had created a worrying trade deficit with the Chinese.
- The cover looks like paper that has been soaked in Black China tea for ages, or perhaps it barely escaped a fire - there's this beautiful smokiness that adds depth to it.
- Fragrant lemon balm is calming and aids digestion, as does bergamot which gives China tea its Earl Grey flavour.
- Frosted store windows groaned with a cornucopia of Irish linens, Madras shawls, China tea, Moroccan slippers, Scottish whisky and Madeira wine.
- Use Indian or Ceylonese teas as China tea has ‘no stimulation’.
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