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Chinese
chálóu
Meaning: tea house (with multiple floors); dim sum restaurant
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

祖父每天早晨都去那家茶樓喝茶吃點心。
祖父每天早晨都去那家茶楼喝茶吃点心。
Grandfather goes to that tea house every morning to drink tea and eat dim sum.
我們去茶樓吃點心。
We went to the teahouse to eat dim sum.

Usage Notes

Traditional Chinese tea houses, especially those in Guangdong or Hong Kong where dim sum is served. They are often social hubs for the elderly.

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