Expressing "will" with "hui" "会"
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.
Examples
- 明天 你 会 来 吗 ？
Míngtiān nǐ huì lái ma?
Will you come tomorrow?
- 他 会 来 看 你 吗？
Tā huì lái kàn nǐ ma?
Will he come to see you?
- 明天 会 下雨 吗？
Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ ma?
Will it rain tomorrow?
- 我 出去 一下，很 快 会 回来。
Wǒ chūqù yīxià, hěnkuài huì huílái.
I'm going out for a little while. I'll come back very soon.
- 老板 会 同意 吗？
Lǎobǎn huì tóngyì ma?
Will the boss agree?
- 你 女儿 会 听 你 的 话。
Nǐ nǚér huì tīng nǐ de huà.
Your daughter will listen to you.
- 下班 以后 ， 我 会 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.
- 他 不 会 跟 你 结婚 。
Tā 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
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (p. 9)
- Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼) (pp. 142－143)
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (p. 160)