If you insist
Neutral Polite
What it really means
A smiling surrender: accepting an offer or plan after polite resistance. It can mean "yes please" (cake, another drink) or mild reluctance about a plan you do not love.
Chinese explanation
带笑的投降：客气推辞几轮后接受对方的好意或安排。可以表示求之不得（蛋糕、再来一杯），也可以对不太喜欢的计划带点勉强。
Example conversation
A: Go on, have the last biscuit.
B: Oh, if you insist.
A：来嘛，最后一块饼干归你。
B：哦，那恭敬不如从命。
What you could say back
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