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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 Using 会 (huì) ==
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== See Also ==
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== See also ==
  
 
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*[[Wanting to do something with yao]]
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=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
  
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)]] (p. 9) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy]
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{{Source|HSK Standard Course 1|93}}
* [[Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)]] (pp. 142-143) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001N6R7DI&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001N6R7DI →buy]
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{{Source|HSK Standard Course 3|24}}
* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)]] (p. 160) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561926235/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7561926235 →buy]
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{{Source|New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)|160}}
  
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
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{{Similar|Expressing Future with "jiang"}}
 
{{Similar|Expressing Future with "jiang"}}
 
{{Similar|Expressing a learned skill}}
 
{{Similar|Expressing a learned skill}}
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{{Similar|The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui"}}
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{{Similar|Expressing "inevitably" with "shibi"}}
 
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{{Translation|will}}

Revision as of 08:02, 12 March 2019

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

Basic Usage

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 来 吗 ? Míngtiān nǐ huì lái ma?Will you come tomorrow?
  • 来 看 你 吗? huì lái kàn nǐ ma?Will he come to see you?
  • 明天 下雨 吗? Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ ma?Will it rain tomorrow?
  • 我 出去 一下,很 快 回来。 Wǒ chūqù yīxià, hěnkuài huì huílái.I'm going out for a little while. I'll come back very soon.
  • 老板 同意 吗?Lǎobǎn huì tóngyì ma?Will the boss agree?
  • 你 女儿 听 你 的 话。Nǐ nǚér huì tīng nǐ de huà.Your daughter will listen to you.
  • 下班 以后 , 我 给 你 打 电话。 Xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ huì gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.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。 Wǒmen bù huì gàosu nǐ.We won't tell you.
  • 不 会 跟 你 结婚 。 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.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books