Question

In Western culture, we can nod our heads up-and-down for "yes" and shake them left-and-right for "no". Does Chinese have anything similar, or do they do the same thing? Are there other gestures for "yes" and "no"?

Answer 1

yes, predominately, we do nod or heads to say yes. we shake our heads side to side to say no. sometimes we also say yes and no in chinese, which is:

yes:  是 / you pronounce it like: Shì

not: 不 / you pronounce it like: Bù

no: 没有 / you pronounce it like: Méiyǒu/ 没有 is normally used for ''don't have'' because 有 is has.