will in Chinese

How to write 会

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会 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

会 in a sentence

• 我wǒ会huì说shuō一yī点diǎn中zhōng文wén。

  I can speak a little Chinese.

• 明míng天tiān会huì下xià雨yǔ。

  It will rain tomorrow.

• 他tā不bù会huì来lái了le。

  He won't come anymore.

会 vs 能 vs 可以

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 能 néng can; to be able to

  会 = a learned skill (我会游泳 'I can swim') or a prediction (他会来 'he will come'). 能 = physical ability or circumstances permitting.

• 可以 kě yǐ may; to be allowed to

  可以 grants permission — 你可以走了 'you may go'. 会 never expresses permission.