Difference between revisions of "Expressing "will" with "hui""

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会 (huì) has multiple uses, but in this context, it is being used to express the possibility of an action happening in the future.

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.

明天你会来吗？ Míngtiān nǐ huì lái ma?Will you come tomorrow?
他会来看你吗？ Tā huì lái kàn nǐ ma?Will he come to see you?
明天会下雨吗？ Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ ma?Will it rain tomorrow?
我出去一下，很快会回来。 Wǒ chūqù yīxià, hěnkuài huì huílái.I'm going out for a little while. I'll come back very soon.
老板会同意吗？Lǎobǎn huì tóngyì ma?Will the boss agree?
你女儿会听你的话。Nǐ nǚér huì tīng nǐ de huà.Your daughter will listen to you.
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.

Nothing new here. You remember everyone's favorite Negative Nelly 不 (bù), right?

Subj. + 不 + 会 + Verb + Obj.

我们 不会 告诉你。 Wǒmen bù huì gàosu nǐ.We won't tell you.
他 不会 跟你结婚。 Tā bù huì gēn nǐ jiéhūn.He won't marry you.
今晚我 不会 在外面吃饭。 Jīnwǎn wǒ bù huì zài wàimiàn chīfàn.Tonight I will not eat out.

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 === Books ===
+{{Source|HSK Standard Course 1|93}}
 {{Source|Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)|9}}
 {{Source|Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)|142－143}}