YES & NO

After Ni Hao “hello” learning to say ‘yes’ and “no” in Chinese could be valuable. Learning to say “yes” is usually one of the first things you learn when studying a new language. Unfortunately, in Chinese, there’s no direct equivalent to the English “yes.” Except, 是 (🔈 shì)!

However, there are a dozen ways to refuse, just say no 🔈 不要 bùyào!

Saying “no” is a conversational skill. That’s especially true in China, where you’re going to receive all sorts of offers to buy a bootleg ROLEX on the streets of Shanghai and other things.

不是 bùshì (pronounced "búshì") no incorrect

不是的 bùshìde (pronounced "búshìde") no incorrect

不 bùno (abrupt, can be impolite)

不对 bùduì (pronounced "búduì") no incorrect

不行 bùxíngno (can be impolite)

不可以 bù kěyǐno, you can't/may not

不可能 bù kěnéngimpossible/no way can be impolite

不用 bùyòng (pronounced "búyòng") No, thanks polite

没有 méiyǒuno

不好意思 bù hǎoyìsi + explanationsorry (polite)

抱歉 bàoqiàn + explanation-sorry polite

不会 bùhuì (pronounced "búhuì" No, [I] can't

不要 b ù yào (pronounced "búyào" No, [I] don't want to/don't want it

不喜欢 bù xǐhuānNo, [I] don't like it

I am glad that when I asked my future in-laws if I could marry their youngest daughter that they did not say these NOs.

https://youtu.be/8TR3qUzSy3Q

Also, three suggestions that could help you get noticed and perhaps even accepted if you try really hard.

1/ Wear red, 2/ Be kind and direct 3/ Make her laugh 😆 Finally, this will require some research. try it, she will 👍 like it.

尝试 (1) 对您的口头示好保持直接和诚实，(2) 确保您的着装适合这个场合，以及 (3) 使用不具威胁性的幽默来缓和气氛。

On the other hand, I confess to being a wannabe Latin lover, so when I met my future mother in law, 
I tried giving her a hug and quickly learned that was a NO - NO.
 
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