Expressing "will" with "hui"

会 (huì) has multiple uses, but in this context, it is being 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.

Subj. + 会 + Verb + Obj.

Examples

• 明天 你 会 来 吗 ？ Míngtiān nǐ huì lái ma? Will you come tomorrow?
• 今晚 我 会 去 饭店 吃饭 。 Jīnwǎn wǒ huì qù fàndiàn chīfàn. Tonight I will go to the restaurant to eat.
• 他 会 考 上 大学 。 Tā huì kǎoshàng dàxué. He will test into college.
• 明天 会 下 雨 。 Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ. It will rain tomorrow.
• 下班 以后 ， 我 会 给 你 打电话 。 Xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ huì gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà. After getting off work, I will give you a call.
• 今年 圣诞节 ， 我 会 回家 。 Jīnnián Shèngdànjié, wǒ huì huíjiā. This Christmas, I will return home.
• 今天 晚上 ， 我 会 和 朋友 一起 吃饭 。 Jīntiān wǎnshang, wǒ huì hé péngyou yīqǐ chīfàn. This evening, my friend and I will eat together.
• 下 个 月 ， 我 的 妹妹 会 来 上海 。 Xià gè yuè, wǒ de mèimei huì lái Shànghǎi. Next month, My little sister will arrive in Shanghai.
• 他 不 会 跟 你 结婚 。 Tā bù huì gēn nǐ jiéhūn. He won't marry you.
• 我 不 会 告诉 你 。 Wǒ bù huì gàosu nǐ. 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