How to Say ‘Large or medium?’ in Simplified Chinese
大杯还是中杯？
dà bēi hái shì zhōng bēi
[dah bay high shr jong bay]
💬 Usage Tip: A common shop question pattern is [A还是B？] for "A or B?" You can reuse it directly: [热的还是冰的？] "Hot or iced?"
Phrase Breakdown
大杯
dà bēi
large cup; large size
Refers to the large size option.
你要大杯吗？
Do you want a large size?
Words in this phrase
大
dà
[dah]
big; large
大 means large, often used for the bigger drink size.
大杯还是中杯？我选大。
Large or medium? I choose large.
杯
bēi
[bay]
cup; measure word for cups
杯 is used in both 大杯 and 中杯 to talk about cup size.
大杯还是中杯？中杯吧。
Large or medium? Medium, please.
还是
hái shì
[high shr]
or
还是 links two choices in a question.
大杯还是中杯？我想一下。
Large or medium? Let me think.
中杯
zhōng bēi
medium cup; medium size
Refers to the medium size option.
我要中杯。
I want the medium size.
Words in this phrase
中
zhōng
[jong]
middle; medium
中 here means medium size in a drink order.
大杯还是中杯？中也可以。
Large or medium? Medium is also okay.
杯
bēi
[bay]
cup; measure word for cups
杯 is used in both 大杯 and 中杯 to talk about cup size.
大杯还是中杯？中杯吧。
Large or medium? Medium, please.
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