Expressing "will" with "hui"
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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