huì

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Character · Auxiliary verb · Verb · NounTraditional會

can; understand; meeting; society

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Meanings

6 senses · 17 examples
1.

auxiliary verb

can; be able to; be likely to

Used to express skill, knowledge, or probability.

Wǒ我
huì会
shuō说
zhōng中
wén文
 。

I can speak Chinese.

Tā他
míng明
tiān天
huì会
lái来
ma吗
 ?

Will he come tomorrow?

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Xià下
yǔ雨
tiān天
kāi开
chē车
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
 ,
kě可
néng能
huì会
dǎ打
huá滑
 。

Drive carefully on rainy days; it might skid.

2.

verb

to know; to understand; to be skilled at

Often refers to acquired knowledge or skill.

Tā他
huì会
zuò做
fàn饭
 ,
zuò做
de得
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
 。

He knows how to cook, and it's very delicious.

Zhè这
dào道
tí题
nǐ你
huì会
le了
ma吗
 ?

Do you understand this problem now?

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xīn心
lǐng领
shén神
huì会

to understand tacitly

3.

verb

to meet; to assemble; to gather

Can refer to people meeting or things coming together.

Wǒ我
men们
huì会
zài在
chē车
zhàn站
huì会
hé合
 。

We will meet up at the station.

Zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
huì会
rù入
cháng长
jiāng江
 。

This river converges into the Yangtze River here.

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Tā他
men们
yuē约
hǎo好
le了
xià下
wǔ午
sān三
diǎn点
huì会
miàn面
 。

They arranged to meet at 3 PM.

4.

noun

meeting; conference; gathering

Refers to organized events where people gather.

Gōng公
sī司
xià下
zhōu周
yào要
kāi开
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
de的
huì会
 。

The company will hold an important meeting next week.

Zhè这
cì次
guó国
jì际
huì会
yì议
lái来
le了
hěn很
duō多
zhuān专
jiā家
 。

Many experts attended this international conference.

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Wǔ舞
huì会
wǎn晚
shang上
bā八
diǎn点
kāi开
shǐ始
 。

The dance party starts at 8 PM.

5.

noun

association; society; organization

Refers to organized groups of people with common interests.

Tā他
shì是
shū书
fǎ法
xié协
huì会
de的
huì会
yuán员
 。

He is a member of the Calligraphy Association.

Hóng红
shí十
zì字
huì会
shì是
yī一
gè个
guó国
jì际
rén人
dào道
zhǔ主
yì义
zǔ组
zhī织
 。

The Red Cross is an international humanitarian organization.

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Tóng同
xué学
huì会
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
bì毕
yè业
hòu后
hái还
néng能
bǎo保
chí持
lián联
xì系
 。

The alumni association helps everyone stay in touch after graduation.

6.

verb

to pay (a bill); to settle (an account)

informal

Mainly used in the context of paying bills, especially in restaurants.

Jīn今
tiān天
zhè这
dùn顿
fàn饭
wǒ我
lái来
huì会
 。

I'll pay for today's meal.

Zhàng账
yǐ已
jīng经
huì会
guò过
le了
 。

The bill has already been settled.