Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
会
huì
Description
"会"很常用，可以表示"能"或"会做某事"，也可以表示未来一定发生。
"会" is very common and can mean "can" or "know how to do something," and it can also indicate something will definitely happen in the future.
另外，"会"也可以读成 kuài，用在"会计"这个词里。
Additionally, "会" can also be pronounced kuài, as in the word "会计" (accounting).
Meanings
会huì
can; to know how to (a learned skill)
我会说中文。
I can speak Chinese.
会huì
will; likely to (future or probability)
明天会下雨。
It will rain tomorrow.
会huì
a meeting; a gathering
我们下午开会。
We have a meeting in the afternoon.
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Notes
- Etymology
会 (traditional 會) originally depicted a lid over a container, meaning 'to come together'.
- Nuance
会 for ability means a learned skill; 能 stresses capacity or permission.
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