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* 他 <em>会</em> 来 看 你 吗？ <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>huì</em> lái kàn nǐ ma?</span> <span class="trans">Will he come to see you?</span> | * 他 <em>会</em> 来 看 你 吗？ <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>huì</em> lái kàn nǐ ma?</span> <span class="trans">Will he come to see you?</span> | ||
* 明天 <em>会</em> 下雨 吗？ <span class="pinyin">Míngtiān <em>huì</em> xiàyǔ ma?</span> <span class="trans">Will it rain tomorrow?</span> | * 明天 <em>会</em> 下雨 吗？ <span class="pinyin">Míngtiān <em>huì</em> xiàyǔ ma?</span> <span class="trans">Will it rain tomorrow?</span> | ||
| − | * 我 出去 | + | * 我 出去 一下，很 快 <em>会</em> 回来。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ chūqù yīxià, hěn kuài <em>huì</em> huílái.</span> <span class="trans">I'm going out for a little while. I'll come back very soon.</span> |
* 他 不 <em>会</em> 跟 你 结婚 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā bù <em>huì</em> gēn nǐ jiéhūn.</span> <span class="trans">He won't marry you.</span> | * 他 不 <em>会</em> 跟 你 结婚 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā bù <em>huì</em> gēn nǐ jiéhūn.</span> <span class="trans">He won't marry you.</span> | ||
* 老板 <em>会</em> 同意 吗？<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>huì</em> tóngyì ma?</span> <span class="trans">Will the boss agree?</span> | * 老板 <em>会</em> 同意 吗？<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>huì</em> tóngyì ma?</span> <span class="trans">Will the boss agree?</span> | ||
| − | * | + | * 你 女儿 <em>会</em> 听 你 的 话。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ nǚér <em>huì</em> tīng nǐ de huà.</span> <span class="trans">Your daughter will listen to you.</span> |
| − | * 下班 以后 ， 我 <em>会</em> 给 你 | + | * 下班 以后 ， 我 <em>会</em> 给 你 打 电话。 <span class="pinyin">Xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ <em>huì</em> gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.</span> <span class="trans">After getting off work, I will give you a call.</span> |
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Keywords
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
- 今晚 我 会 在 外面 吃饭 。 Tonight I will eat out.
- 明天 你 会 来 吗 ？ Will you come tomorrow?
- 我们 不 会 告诉 你。 We won't tell you.
- 他 会 来 看 你 吗？ Will he come to see you?
- 明天 会 下雨 吗？ Will it rain tomorrow?
- 我 出去 一下，很 快 会 回来。 I'm going out for a little while. I'll come back very soon.
- 他 不 会 跟 你 结婚 。 He won't marry you.
- 老板 会 同意 吗？ Will the boss agree?
- 你 女儿 会 听 你 的 话。 Your daughter will listen to you.
- 下班 以后 ， 我 会 给 你 打 电话。 After getting off work, I will give you a call.
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
