Here are a few phrases put together by Chelsea to help you tackle the art of rejection in Chinese:
Remember to always start with 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si Excuse me in order to show politeness.
To reject an invitation or a request for help from someone, the most straightforward answer is:
我很忙 wǒ hěn máng I m very busy
However, if you want to smooth down your tone, you can say:
我最近真是太忙了 wǒ zuì jìn zhēn shì tài máng le
I have too much going on these few days
The word that is similar to 忙 máng busy is:
没空 méi kòng don’t have time
我没空 wǒ méi kòng I don’t have time
Or 有事 yǒu shì occupied with something
我有事 wǒ yǒu shì I am occupied with something
A more tactful way to reject is:
我有点累 wǒ yǒu diǎn lèi
I am a little be tired
If you would like to emphasise your point, then you say,
wǒ zhēn de shì tài lèi le
我真的是太累了！
I am way too tired!
If the person would not give up trying, and it really get on your neve, you can say:
qí shí nǐ yǒu diǎn fán
其实你有点烦
Actually you are being a little bit annoying
If he/she is still trying, you say:
nǐ shì yí gè wú liáo de rén
你是一个无聊的人
You are such a bore
If you things got worse, and you demand the other person to leave, you say:
qǐng zǒu kāi
请走开！
Please leave!
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