Mandarin · 5 November 2026 · Dim Sum & Yum Cha
开茶開茶
kāi cháPinyin
to open a tea service / to start the tea order
verb phrase
The very first operational step when arriving at a Yum Cha establishment. The server asks diners which variety of tea leaves they prefer, then sets up the teapots and calculates the per-person tea fee.
In a sentence
大伙一坐下，热情的服务员就拿著单据过来问我们打算开茶点什么茶叶，还要排查确认人数。
Dàhuǒ yī zuòxià, rèqíng de fúwùyuán jiù názhe dānjù guòlái wèn wǒmen dǎsuàn kāi chá diǎn shénme cháyè, háiyào páichá quèrèn rénshù.
The moment everyone sat down, the warm waiter came over with the bill pad to ask us what tea leaves we planned to order to start our tea service, and also to check and confirm the number of people.