会

can; to have the skill; to know how to

中有能力做某事；懂得怎样做yǒu néngglì zuò mǒushì；dǒngde zěnyàng zuò

• wǒhuìshuōhànyǔ.

  我会说汉语。🔊

  I can speak Chinese.

• Tāhuìtángāngqín,háihuìlāxiǎotíqín.

  她会弹钢琴，还会拉小提琴。🔊

  She can play the piano and also knows how to play the violin.

to be likely to; to be sure to

中表示某事很可能发生或一定会发生biǎoshì mǒushì hěn kěnéng fāshēng huò yídìng huì fāshēng

• tāhuìláima?

  他会来吗？🔊

  Will he come?

• Tiānzhèmehēi,wǎnshanghuìxiàyǔba.

  天这么黑，晚上会下雨吧。🔊

  It's so dark out — it'll probably rain tonight.

meeting; gathering

中人们聚在一起进行的活动或讨论rénmen jùzài yīqǐ jìnxíng de huódòng huò tǎolùn

• wǒmenyǒuyígèhuì.

  我们有一个会。🔊

  We have a meeting.

• Jīntiānxiàwǔdehuìkāilesāngèxiǎoshí.

  今天下午的会开了三个小时。🔊

  This afternoon's meeting lasted three hours.

(suffix) union; group; association

中人们为了共同的目的而组织的团体rénmen wèile gòngtóng de mùdi érshǔzǔ de tuántǐ

• wǒmenyǒuyígèdúshūhuì.

  我们有一个读书会。🔊

  We have a book club.

• Tājiārùleyīgèshèyǐngàihàozhěxiéhuì。

  他加入了一个摄影爱好者协会。🔊

  He joined a photography enthusiasts' association.

to meet; to get together

中跟别人见面、聚在一起gēn biérén jiànmiàn、jù zài yīqǐ

• wǒmenmíngtiānhuìmiàn.

  我们明天会面。🔊

  We will meet tomorrow.

• Lǎopéngyoumenyuēhǎozhōumòzàigōngyuánhuìhé.

  老朋友们约好周末在公园会合。🔊

  Old friends made plans to meet up at the park on the weekend.

(bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])

中短暂的时间；一段很短的时间duǎnzàn de shíjiān; yī duàn hěn duǎn de shíjiān

• děngwǒyīhuìr.

  等我一会儿。🔊

  Wait for me a moment.

• Tāxiǎngleyīhuìercáihuídá.

  他想了一会儿才回答。🔊

  He thought for a moment before answering.

(bound form) to reckon accounts

中计算钱财或账目jìsuàn qiánc­ái huò zhàngnmù

• tākuàisuànzhàng.

  他会算账。🔊

  He knows how to do accounts.

• tāzàigōngsīfùzékuàijìgōngzuò。

  他在公司负责会计工作。🔊

  He is responsible for the accounting work at the company.