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How to Say ‘A medium is fine.’ in Simplified Chinese

中杯就可以。

zhōng bēi jiù kě yǐ

[jong bay jyoh kuh yee]

💬 Usage Tip: [就] here gives the sense of "just" or "that will do," so [中杯就可以] is more natural than a bare [中杯可以]. It's a useful pattern for accepting an option without sounding abrupt.

Phrase Breakdown

中杯

zhōng bēi

[jong bay]

medium cup; medium size

中杯 means the medium drink size.

Example

如果有小杯,我还是想要中杯。

Even if there is a small size, I still want medium.

就可以

jiù kě yǐ

that will do; that’s fine

Used to say something is acceptable and enough.

Example

这个就可以。

This is fine.

Words in this phrase

jiù

[jyoh]

just; then

就 here shows a simple choice: this option is enough.

Example

中杯就可以。大杯太多了。

Medium is fine. Large is too much.

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh yee]

be okay; be enough

可以 here means something is acceptable or sufficient.

Example

中杯就可以。我今天喝得不多。

Medium is fine. I'm not drinking much today.

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