会 huì
HSK 1 word · traditional 會
Meanings
- can; to have the skill; to know how to
- to be likely to; to be sure to
- to meet; to get together
- meeting; gathering
- (suffix) union; group; association
- (bound form) a moment
Characters
- 会 huì: can; to have the skill; to know how to
Grammar: Learned skills with 会
Subject + 会 + Verb
会 before a verb says someone has learned how to do something: swim, speak a language, sing. For being able to do something right now or being allowed to, Chinese uses 能 and 可以 instead. 会 can also mean "will" when talking about the future.
Example sentences
一会儿见！
See you soon!
Tatoeba #337874 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)
狗会叫。
Dogs bark.
Tatoeba #5092504 by mirrorvan (CC BY 2.0 FR)
谁会做？
Who's going to do that?
Tatoeba #9409426 by BobbyLee (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).