How to Say ‘Pour-over coffee’ in Simplified Chinese
手冲
shǒu chōng
[show chong]
🇨🇳 In China: [手冲] is the standard café term for pour-over in China, especially in specialty coffee shops. If you say this, staff will understand you know the brew method, not just the drink style.
Phrase Breakdown
手
shǒu
[show]
hand; by hand
Literally 'hand'; in 手冲, it forms part of the term for manual pour-over brewing.
很多人喜欢手冲咖啡。
Many people like hand-brewed pour-over coffee.
冲
chōng
[chong]
to pour; to brew by pouring
Literally 'to pour' or 'flush'; in coffee, 冲 is used in brewing expressions like pour-over.
我早上会自己冲一杯咖啡。
In the morning I make myself a cup of coffee.
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