Learn Chinese Sentences Using the Word “hui” (会)

1. Will

会 is a modal word, which occurs before a verb and expresses the meanings of possibility and ability. This meaning of 会 huì also implies the future time.

e.g
The whole valley will be there.
山谷的村民都会去。
shān gǔ de cūn mín dōu huì qù.

Negation:

won’t, impossible 不会 bú huì

e.g
wǒ bú huì qù tā jiā chī fàn de.
我不会去他家吃饭的。
I won’t go to his home to have a meal.

2. Be able to

Here 会 is used to express innate ability or ability based on learning and knowledge.

e.g
Did you get it?
你会说了吗？
nǐ huì shuō le ma?

Exception:
Sometimes we will use 会 as a Verb , meaning as “be acquainted with, to know well”. Then 会 can be added to a noun directly which is “会+ Noun.”

e.g
tā huì hàn yǔ.
他会汉语。
He knows Chinese.

Structure:  S +会+V /N

More：

能 néng expresses physical ability or the unobstructed ability to perform some action.

可以 kě yǐ is sometimes used to express knowledge-based or physical ability. Apart from this usage，the primary use of 可以is to express permission to perform an action.

Chinese saying：

融会贯通 róng huì guàn tōng
to achieve mastery through a comprehensive study of the subject