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| − | *你 会 冷 吗 ？<span class="expl">means | + | *你 <strong>会</strong> 冷 吗 ？<span class="expl">means 你 冷 不 冷 ？</span><span class="trans">Are you cold?</span> |
| − | *这个 会 辣 吗 ？<span class="expl">means 这个 | + | *这个 <strong>会</strong> 辣 吗 ？<span class="expl">means 这个 辣 不 辣 ？</span><span class="trans">Is this spicy? |
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Revision as of 04:00, 8 January 2018
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In standard Mandarin, 会 (huì) is considered an auxiliary verb, but in Taiwan 会 has an additional usage associated with asking simple yes/no questions.
Structure
Subj. + 会 + [Verb Phrase] + 吗 ？
Examples
The following examples shows the differences between Taiwanese Mandarin and Standard Mandarin.
- 你 会 冷 吗 ？means 你 冷 不 冷 ？Are you cold?
- 这个 会 辣 吗 ？means 这个 辣 不 辣 ？Is this spicy?
会 in this context is equivalent to the English verb "to be." However, it’s the adjective to follow 会 is usually negative. So you would never say 这会好吃吗？because most people like to eat delicious food. If you do say this, the speaker is usually expressing doubt. This usage of 会 can confuse native Chinese speakers as well as Chinese learners. Some could think that the 会 is referring to things in the future or conditional.
