How to Say ‘Hot or iced?’ in Traditional Chinese
要熱的還是冰的？
yào rè de hái shì bīng de
[yaow ruh duh haai shir bing duh]
💬 Usage Tip: Use [A 還是 B？] to ask someone to choose between two options. Here [熱的] and [冰的] both use [的] to mean "the hot one / the iced one."
Phrase Breakdown
要
yào
[yaow]
want; want to have
Used to ask which option the customer wants.
你要熱的還是冰的？
Do you want it hot or iced?
熱
rè
[ruh]
hot
Describes a warm drink, such as hot coffee.
冬天我比較常喝熱的。
In winter, I more often drink hot ones.
的
de
[duh]
one that is; adjectival marker
In 冰的, 的 makes the adjective into a noun phrase meaning 'the iced one.'
要熱的還是冰的？我選冰的。
Hot or iced? I choose the iced one.
還是
hái shì
[haai shir]
or
Connects two choices in a question, like hot or iced.
你想喝熱的還是冰的？
Would you like it hot or iced?
冰的
bīng de
iced / cold
Describes a cold or iced drink.
我要冰的咖啡。
I want iced coffee.
Words in this phrase
冰
bīng
[bing]
ice; iced
Describes a cold drink served with ice.
夏天很多人都點冰的。
In summer, many people order iced drinks.
的
de
[duh]
one that is; adjectival marker
In 冰的, 的 makes the adjective into a noun phrase meaning 'the iced one.'
要熱的還是冰的？我選冰的。
Hot or iced? I choose the iced one.
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