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How to Say ‘Medium-dark roast’ in Simplified Chinese

中深烘

zhōng shēn hōng

[zhōng shēn hōng]

💬 Usage Tip: Roast levels stack like building blocks. 中 means "medium" and 深 means "dark", and 烘 (hōng) means "roast".

Phrase Breakdown

中

zhōng

[zhōng]

medium

Referring to a medium size.

Example

我不想太小的,我要中杯。

I don't want it too small, I want a medium cup.

深

shēn

[shēn]

dark; deep

Deep; for roasting it means a darker roast.

Example

我喜欢深烘的豆子。

I like dark-roasted beans.

烘

hōng

[hōng]

roast

Roasting, used to describe roast level.

Example

这是中烘的。

This is a medium roast.

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