How to say "can" in Chinese
会
huìcanPart of speech: Verbs
"can" in Chinese is 会 — pronounced huì.
In a sentence
- 你会说中文吗？Nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?Can you speak Chinese?
Sentence patterns that use it
- 明天会___吗？Will it ___ tomorrow?
- 你会___吗？Can you ___?
- 你会说中文吗？can you speak Chinese?
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Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 会 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.
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