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How to Say ‘Medium or large?’ in Simplified Chinese

要中杯还是大杯？

yào zhōng bēi hái shì dà bēi

[yaow zhōng bēi high-shir dah bēi]

💬 Usage Tip: 还是 (hái shi) means "or" when you're asking someone to choose. Put it between the options: 热的还是冰的？ "hot or iced?"

Phrase Breakdown

要中杯

yào zhōng bēi

want a medium cup

要 (yào) means 'want' and 中杯 (zhōng bēi) means 'medium size'. Both zhōng and bēi are in the high, flat first tone.

Example

我要中杯。

I want a medium.

Words in this phrase

要

yào

[yaow]

want; need

Commonly used to say what you want to buy, order, or have.

Example

我要一瓶水。

I want a bottle of water.

中

zhōng

[zhōng]

medium; middle

Means middle or medium; used for drink sizes.

Example

我要中号的。

I want the medium one.

杯

bēi

[bēi]

cup; cup size

Cup; combined with size words to name drink sizes.

Example

这个杯很大。

This cup is big.

还是大杯？

hái shì dà bēi

or a large cup?

还是 (háishi) means 'or' in questions and 大杯 (dà bēi) means 'large size'. Make shi light.

Example

你喝茶还是咖啡？

Do you drink tea or coffee?

Words in this phrase

还是

hái shì

[high-shir]

Used in questions to offer alternatives, such as indoor or outdoor seating.

Example

您想坐室内还是室外？

Would you like to sit indoors or outdoors?

大

dà

[dah]

big; large

Describes size as large.

Example

我想要大一点的包。

I want a bigger bag.

杯

bēi

[bēi]

cup; cup size

Cup; combined with size words to name drink sizes.

Example

一个小杯

a small cup

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