不会
búhuìTraditional: 不會
HSK 1
#566 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
won't, will not; cannot, unable to
Stroke order
不
会
Examples
泳。
I cannot swim.
。
He won't come.
。
This will not happen.
英文。
He cannot speak English.
不会 (bú huì) is the negation of 会 (huì), which can mean will (predictive future), know how to, or can. Accordingly, 不会 means won't (prediction), cannot / don't know how to (skill), or would not (expressing improbability). Context clarifies which sense is intended: 不会游泳 (cannot swim - skill), 他不会来 (he won't come - prediction). It is one of the most frequent negative expressions in everyday Mandarin.
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