VocabularyHSK 3 · core

会

huì

can, will

Part of speech · modal verb

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Examples

我会说汉语。
I can speak Chinese.
明天会下雨。
It will rain tomorrow.

Collocations

会说会做不会

Mnemonic

会 huì — two core uses: (1) acquired ability "know how to" (会说汉语), (2) future probability "will" (会下雨 "will rain"). Distinguish from 能 néng (general capability) and 可以 (permission). Polyphonic: also kuài "accountant" (会计).

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会 vs 能 vs 可以?