How to Say “Large coffee” in Chinese
Food and dining · HSK 2
"Large coffee" in Chinese is 大杯咖啡 (Dà bēi kāfēi). 大杯 is the standard 'large' size at most Mainland coffee shops; Luckin, Manner, Seesaw, Tim Hortons (天好咖啡) all use 小杯/中杯/大杯. Heads up for Starbucks: their 大杯 = grande (16oz), and the biggest option is 超大杯 (chāo dà bēi, venti); which genuinely trips up native speakers too.
Primary translation
大杯咖啡
Dà bēi kāfēi
When to use it
大杯 is the standard 'large' size at most Mainland coffee shops; Luckin, Manner, Seesaw, Tim Hortons (天好咖啡) all use 小杯/中杯/大杯. Heads up for Starbucks: their 大杯 = grande (16oz), and the biggest option is 超大杯 (chāo dà bēi, venti); which genuinely trips up native speakers too. In Taiwan, you'll hear 大杯 the same way, but convenience store coffee (7-11's CITY CAFE, FamilyMart's Let's Café) often uses 中杯/大杯 with no small option. If you want the biggest size available, 最大杯 (zuì dà bēi, 'the largest') works anywhere.
Example sentences
一杯大杯拿铁，谢谢。
Yì bēi dà bēi nátiě, xièxie.
One large latte, thanks.
大杯和中杯差多少钱？
Dà bēi hé zhōng bēi chà duōshao qián?
How much is the price difference between large and medium?
我要最大杯的，今天太累了。
Wǒ yào zuì dà bēi de, jīntiān tài lèi le.
I want the biggest size; I'm exhausted today.