How to Say ‘Light roast’ in Simplified Chinese
浅烘
qiǎn hōng
[qiǎn hōng]
💬 Usage Tip: 烘 (hōng) "roast" pairs with 浅 "shallow" or 深 "deep" to describe roast level. You also may hear 中烘 "medium roast".
Phrase Breakdown
浅
qiǎn
[qiǎn]
light; shallow
Light or shallow; for coffee it describes a light roast level.
这款豆子是浅烘的。
These beans are lightly roasted.
烘
hōng
[hōng]
roast
Roasting of coffee beans; with 深 means dark roast.
深烘的比较苦。
Dark roast is more bitter.
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