Do you say the word NO in Chinese?

Answer 1

There is no one word for "yes" or "no" in Chinese. The closest a general word comes to capturing "no" in Chinese is "bù" (不), but this is closer to the meaning of "not" in English. Generally the way to say "yes" or "no" in Chinese is through the following:

* Repeat the verb in question to say "yes" or say "bù" (not) and then the verb. Here is an example of the format in English:

Affirmative

Q: "You go to store"

A: "go"

Negative

Q: "You go to store".

A: "Not go" (or "bú qù")

* Repeat the adjective in question to say "yes" or say "bù" (not) and then the adjective. Here is an example of the format in English:

Q: "Is he handsome?"

A: "Handsome" or "Not handsome" (using bù before the adjective)

You can use the same pattern for adverbs.

You can also use a general response to clarify that what the speaker says is "correct" (duì) or "not correct" (bú duì). For example:

Q: Are you American?

A: "duì" (correct or "yes"), or búduì (not correct or "no")