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| − | * 我们 | + | * 我们 <em>不 会</em> 告诉 你。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>bù huì</em> gàosu nǐ.</span><span class="trans">We won't tell you.</span> |
| − | * 他 | + | * 他 <em>不 会</em> 跟 你 结婚 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù huì</em> gēn nǐ jiéhūn.</span><span class="trans">He won't marry you.</span> |
| − | * 今晚 我 | + | * 今晚 我 <em>不 会</em> 在 外面 吃饭 。 <span class="pinyin">Jīnwǎn wǒ <em>bù huì</em> zài wàimiàn chīfàn.</span><span class="trans">Tonight I will not eat out.</span> |
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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.
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Basic Pattern with 会 (huì)
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
- 明天 你 会 来 吗 ？ Will you come tomorrow?
- 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.
- 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.
Negating 会 (huì) with 不 (bù)
Nothing new here. You remember everyone's favorite Negative Nelly 不 (bù), right?
Structure
Subj. + 不 + 会 + Verb + Obj.
Examples
- 我们 不 会 告诉 你。 We won't tell you.
- 他 不 会 跟 你 结婚 。 He won't marry you.
- 今晚 我 不 会 在 外面 吃饭 。 Tonight I will not eat out.
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
