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In this article, we will look at the way 会 (huì) is used to express the possibility of an action happening in the future.
Structure
As well as expressing a learned skill, 会 (huì) can also be used to indicate that something will happen or that someone will do something.
Subject + 会 + Verb + Object
Examples
- 明天 你 会 来 吗？Will you come tomorrow?
- 今晚 我 会 去 饭店 吃饭。Tonight I will go to the restaurant to eat.
- 他 会 考 上 大学。He will test into college.
- 明天 会 下 雨。It will rain tomorrow.
- 下班 以后， 我 会 给 你 打电话。After leaving work, I will give you a call.
- 今年 圣诞节，我 会 回家。This Christmas, I will return home.
- 今天 晚上， 我 会 和 朋友 一起 吃饭。This evening, my friend and I will eat together.
- 下 个 月，我 的 妹妹 会 来 上海。Next month, My little sister will arrive in Shanghai.
- 他 不 会 跟 你 结婚。He won't marry you.
- 我 不 会 告诉 你。I won't tell you.
See also
- Wanting to do something with yao
- Expressing future with "jiang" (advanced article)
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (p. 9) →buy
- Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼) (pp. 142－143) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (p. 160) →buy
