How to Say ‘Medium, please.’ in Simplified Chinese
中杯吧。
zhōng bēi ba
[zhōng bēi bah]
🇨🇳 In China: Cup sizes follow the Starbucks-style trio: 中杯 "medium", 大杯 "large" and 超大杯 "extra large". Here "medium" is often the smallest size on offer.
Phrase Breakdown
中杯
zhōng bēi
[zhōng bēi]
medium cup
A cup of medium size.
我要一个中杯的拿铁。
I want a medium cup of latte.
吧
ba
[bah]
okay; let’s; softening particle
A sentence-ending particle that makes a suggestion or request sound softer.
先订一桌吧。
Let's reserve a table first.
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