How to Use hui 会 (HSK 1)
August 25, 2021
In this blog, you will learn how huì 会 is used at the HSK 1 level. For HSK 1, 会 (huì) has a couple uses.
In Chinese huì 会 is a modal verb (also called an auxiliary or a “helping” verb), which means it is a verb used in combination with other verbs.
Let's look at the ways that you can use huì 会 in HSK 1.
- In Chinese, huì 会 is used before a verb to indicate ability acquired through learning. In English, huì 会 used this way means “to know how to”. The structure is:
Subject + (不) 会 + verb + object
To make the sentence negative, just add bù 不.
Here are some huì 会 examples for this use:
我会说中文。
Wǒ huì shuō zhōngwén.
I know how to speak Chinese.
A: 你会做饭吗？
Nǐ huì zuò fàn ma?
Do you know how to cook?
B: 我会。你呢？
Wǒ huì. Nǐ ne?
I know how. What about you?
A: 我不会。
Wǒ bù huì.
I don’t know how.
他不会写汉字。
Tā bù huì xiě hànzì.
He does not know how to write Chinese characters.
In the above sentences, huì 会 is used to express the subject has sufficient knowledge to complete the action.
- Huì 会 in Chinese is also used in sentences to indicate possibility of a future action occurring. In English, huì 会 used this way means “will”, as in somebody will do something or something will happen.
This huì 会 grammar structure is the same as above:
Subject + (不) 会 + verb (+ object)
Here are some huì 会 examples for this usage:
A: 下周她会来吗？
Xià zhōu tā huì lái ma?
Will she come next week?
B: 她不会。
Tā bù huì.
She won’t.
明天会下雨。
Míngtiān huì xià yǔ.
It will rain tomorrow.
我不会跟你跳舞。
Wǒ bù huì gēn nǐ tiàowǔ.
I will not dance with you.
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Eden has been learning Chinese since 2008. She fell in love with the language, food, and culture and never looked back! Eden lived in China for six years, including in Harbin, Beijing, and Dali.
