{"id":9606,"date":"2017-12-13T03:54:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T03:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=9606"},"modified":"2022-05-01T08:53:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T08:53:09","slug":"chinese-words-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-words-future.html","title":{"rendered":"Comparing 4 Chinese Words that Mean \u201cthe Future\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A real question many Chinese learners will encounter early is how to express future events. In Chinese, we have a series of time words to address that: \u201c\u5c06\u6765\u201d(ji\u0101ngl\u00e1i), \u201c\u672a\u6765\u201d(w\u00e8il\u00e1i), \u201c\u4ee5\u540e\u201d(y\u01d0h\u00f2u) and \u201c\u540e\u6765\u201d(h\u00f2ul\u00e1i). These words are used frequently both in elementary, intermediate, and advanced level Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even good Chinese learners may make mistakes understanding these words when they first encounter them. Let\u2019s take a look at the following sentences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: \u505a\u597d\u4eca\u5929\u7684\u4e8b\uff0c\u624d\u80fd\u8d70\u5411\u5c06\u6765<\/u><\/strong>\u3002(Zu\u00f2 h\u01ceo j\u012bnti\u0101n de sh\u00ec, c\u00e1i n\u00e9n\u0261 z\u01d2uxi\u00e0n\u0261 ji\u0101n\u0261l\u00e1i.)<\/em> B: \u4f60\u534a\u4e2a\u5c0f\u65f6\u4ee5\u540e<\/u><\/strong>\u518d\u6765\u5427\u3002(N\u01d0 b\u00e0n \u0261\u00e8 xi\u01ceosh\u00ed y\u01d0h\u00f2u z\u00e0i l\u00e1i b\u0251.)<\/em> C: \u540e\u6765<\/u><\/strong>\u5979\u642c\u8d70\u4e86\u3002<\/em>(H\u00f2ul\u00e1i t\u0101 b\u0101n z\u01d2u le.) D: \u4ed6\u513f\u5b50\u73b0\u5728\u5728\u4e0a\u91cd\u70b9\u4e2d\u5b66\uff0c\u6210\u7ee9\u5f88\u597d\uff0c\u672a\u6765<\/u><\/strong>\u662f\u8981\u4e0a\u91cd\u70b9\u5927\u5b66\u7684\u3002<\/em> How do these sentences look to you? To figure it out, below is a simple summary about these four words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n more concrete.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n 2. Can be used with \u201c\u4e0d\u4e45\u201d (b\u00f9ji\u01d4) etc.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n 2. Can be used with \u201c\u9065\u8fdc\u201d(y\u00e1oyu\u01cen), \u201c\u7f8e\u597d\u201d(m\u011bih\u01ceo), \u201c\u8d70\u5411\u201d(z\u01d2uxi\u00e0ng) etc.<\/p>\n 3. Use especially in weather broadcasts.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n 2. \u201cTime point\u201d or a period of time+\u4ee5\u540e or \u4ee5\u540e+other elements<\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n 2. Often collocated with \u201c\u5f00\u59cb\u201d(k\u0101ish\u01d0), \u201c\u539f\u5148\u201d(yu\u00e1nxi\u0101n), \u201c\u8d77\u521d\u201d(q\u01d0ch\u016b) etc.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n (W\u01d2men xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i y\u00e0o h\u01ceohao xu\u00e9x\u00ed, h\u01ceohao xu\u00e9 zu\u00f2r\u00e9n, c\u00e1i n\u00e9n\u0261 z\u00e0i b\u00f9ji\u01d4 de ji\u0101n\u0261l\u00e1i ch\u00e9n\u0261w\u00e9i y\u00ed \u0261\u00e8 y\u01d2uy\u00f2n\u0261 de r\u00e9n.)<\/em><\/p>\n We should study hard and learn to conduct ourselves well now, so that we can be a useful person in the future.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n (Zh\u01d0y\u01d2u n\u01d4l\u00ec f\u00e8n d\u00f2u , c\u00e1in\u00e9n\u0261 z\u01d2uxi\u00e0n\u0261 m\u011bih\u01ceo de w\u00e8il\u00e1i.)<\/em><\/p>\n Only by working hard can we step into a good future.<\/em><\/p>\n 2. <\/em>\u5929\u6c14\u9884\u62a5\u8bf4\uff0c\u672a\u6765\u4e8c\u5341\u56db\u5c0f\u65f6\u5185\u4f1a\u6709\u66b4\u96e8\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u4f60\u8fd8\u662f\u5e26\u7740\u4f1e\u5427\u3002<\/em><\/p>\n (Ti\u0101nq\u00ec y\u00f9b\u00e0o shu\u014d<\/em>\uff0c<\/em> w\u00e8il\u00e1i \u00e8rsh\u00ed s\u00ec xi\u01ceosh\u00ed n\u00e8i hu\u00ec y\u01d2u b\u00e0oy\u01d4, su\u01d2y\u01d0 n\u01d0 h\u00e1ish\u00ec d\u00e0izhe s\u01cen b\u0251.)<\/em><\/p>\n The weather forecast says there will be heavy rain in the next twenty-four hours, so you should bring an umbrella.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n (N\u01d0 y\u00ed \u0261\u00e8 yu\u00e8 y\u01d0h\u00f2u z\u00e0i<\/em> \u0261u\u00f2l\u00e1i k\u00e0nk\u0251n b\u0251.)<\/em><\/p>\n You can come again after one month.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n (W\u01d2 g\u0101n\u0261 k\u0101ish\u01d0 de sh\u00ed hou y\u01d2u di\u01cen\u2019r h\u00e0ip\u00e0, h\u00f2ul\u00e1i b\u00fa p\u00e0 le.)<\/em><\/p>\n I was a little afraid at the beginning, but later I\u2019m not.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n We hope the summary explains the use of these four words. You can review the four examples mentioned at the beginning of the article to help you understand the four words better. With these four words, you should now be able to express the \u201cfuture\u201d better in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n References:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n A real question many Chinese learners will encounter early is how to express future events. In Chinese, we have a series of time words to address that: \u201c\u5c06\u6765\u201d(ji\u0101ngl\u00e1i), \u201c\u672a\u6765\u201d(w\u00e8il\u00e1i), \u201c\u4ee5\u540e\u201d(y\u01d0h\u00f2u) and \u201c\u540e\u6765\u201d(h\u00f2ul\u00e1i). These words are used frequently both in elementary, intermediate, and advanced level Chinese. Even good Chinese learners may make mistakes understanding these words…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":9616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,176],"tags":[79,77,93,78,80,84],"post_series":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Do well today, so you can have a future.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can come again after half-an-hour.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, she moved.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
(T\u0101 \u00e9rzi xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i z\u00e0i sh\u00e0n\u0261 zh\u00f2n\u0261di\u01cen zh\u014dn\u0261xu\u00e9, ch\u00e9n\u0261j\u00ech\u011bn h\u01ceo,\u00a0 w\u00e8il\u00e1i sh\u00ecy\u00e0o sh\u00e0n\u0261 zh\u00f2n\u0261di\u01cen d\u00e0xu\u00e9 de.)<\/em>
His son is currently in a key high school, doing a good job, (maybe) shall go to a key university in the future.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n Future and Past<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/th>\n \u5c06\u6765<\/strong>(ji\u0101ngl\u00e1i)<\/strong><\/th>\n \u672a\u6765<\/strong>(w\u00e8il\u00e1i)<\/strong><\/th>\n \u4ee5\u540e<\/strong>(y\u01d0h\u00f2u)<\/strong><\/th>\n \u540e\u6765<\/strong>(h\u00f2ul\u00e1i)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n Part of speech<\/th>\n Noun<\/td>\n Noun<\/td>\n Noun<\/td>\n Noun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Basic meaning<\/th>\n To express a time yet to come; foreseeable;\n To express a time yet to come; unpredictable; more abstract.<\/td>\n To express a time after a certain point or time period; set in past and future.\n To express the next part of a procedure or set of steps; set in past.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Related English<\/th>\n In the future<\/td>\n In the future<\/td>\n Since then<\/td>\n Later on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Usages<\/th>\n 1. Often used orally\n 1. Often used in written form\n 1. Can be used orally and in written form\n 1. Can be used orally and in written form\n \n Can be used by itself or not<\/th>\n Yes<\/td>\n Yes<\/td>\n No<\/td>\n No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Example<\/th>\n \u6211\u4eec\u73b0\u5728\u8981\u597d\u597d\u5b66\u4e60\uff0c\u597d\u597d\u5b66\u505a\u4eba\uff0c\u624d\u80fd\u5728\u4e0d\u4e45\u7684\u5c06\u6765\u6210\u4e3a\u4e00\u4e2a\u6709\u7528\u7684\u4eba\u3002<\/em>\n 1. <\/em>\u53ea\u6709\u52aa\u529b\u594b\u6597\uff0c\u624d\u80fd\u8d70\u5411\u7f8e\u597d\u7684\u672a\u6765\u3002<\/em>\n \u4f60\u4e00\u4e2a\u6708\u4ee5\u540e\u518d\u8fc7\u6765\u770b\u770b\u5427\u3002<\/em>\n \u6211\u521a\u5f00\u59cb\u7684\u65f6\u5019\u6709\u70b9\u513f\u5bb3\u6015\uff0c\u540e\u6765\u4e0d\u6015\u4e86\u3002<\/em>\n