HSK 4 nearby grammar
jiāng
vs
huì
vs
yào

The Indication of the Future

Mandarin does not have a future tense. Instead, adverbs or modal verbs are used to indicate an upcoming action.

Mandarin does not have a future tense. [cite_start]Instead, adverbs or modal verbs are used to indicate an upcoming action. [cite: 1723-1727].

1. [cite_start]将 (jiāng) / 将要 (jiāngyào) : Upcoming action, especially in writing [cite: 1745-1746].
[cite_start]火车将进站了 (huǒchē jiāng jìn zhàn le) (The train is about to arrive at the station) [cite: 1749, 1750].
2. [cite_start]会 (huì) : Indicates probability or certainty [cite: 1785-1786].
[cite_start]我想他不会来 (wǒ xiǎng tā bù huì lái) (I think he won't come) [cite: 1788-1789].
3. [cite_start]要 (yào) : Indicates intention or imminence [cite: 1745, 1768].
[cite_start]要下雨 (yào xià yǔ) (It's going to rain) [cite: 1775-1777].
4. [cite_start]快要……了 (kuàiyào... le) : Immediate future ("on the verge of")[cite: 1746, 1768].
[cite_start]春节快要到了 (Chūnjié kuàiyào dào le) (It's going to be soon the Chinese New Year) [cite: 1757, 1758].

Nuance exercises

Complete each sentence with the best term, then submit to view all corrections.

1. Quel mot correspond au pinyin « jiāng » ?

2. Quel mot correspond au pinyin « huì » ?

3. Quel mot correspond au pinyin « yào » ?