Expressing "will" with "hui"
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In this article, we will look at the way 会(huì) is used to express a desire to do something 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 饭馆 吃饭。Tonight I will go to the restaurant to eat.
- 他 会 考上 大学。You will test into college.
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 (pp. 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) (pp. 160) →buy
