{"id":3153,"date":"2018-11-17T05:40:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T05:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2019-09-09T07:14:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T07:14:52","slug":"grammar-future-tense-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/zh-hant\/grammar-future-tense-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 23. How to Express Future Tense in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Future Tense in Chinese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the previous lesson, we have covered how to construct past tense<\/a> and present tense<\/a> sentences in Chinese. In this lesson, let\u2019s learn how to express future tense in Chinese!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Adverb of Time <\/strong><\/h3>\n

With no grammatical tenses in Chinese, we use the adverb of time to indicate that the action happened or will be happening. The table below displays the commonly used adverb of times for future tense:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Traditional Chinese<\/strong><\/td>\nSimplified Chinese<\/strong><\/td>\nPin Yin<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4eca\u665a<\/td>\n\u4eca\u665a<\/td>\nj\u012bn w\u01cen<\/td>\ntonight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u660e\u5929<\/td>\n\u660e\u5929<\/td>\nm\u00edng ti\u0101n<\/td>\ntomorrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5f8c\u5929<\/td>\n\u540e\u5929<\/td>\nh\u00f2u ti\u0101n<\/td>\nacquired<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e0b\u500b\u661f\u671f\/\u4e0b\u9031<\/td>\n\u4e0b\u4e2a\u661f\u671f\/\u4e0b\u5468<\/td>\nxi\u00e0 g\u00e8 x\u012bngq\u00ed\/xi\u00e0 zh\u014du<\/td>\nnext week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5169\u500b\u661f\u671f\u5f8c\/\u5169\u9031\u5f8c<\/td>\n\u4e24\u4e2a\u661f\u671f\u540e\/\u4e24\u5468\u540e<\/td>\nli\u01ceng g\u00e8 x\u012bngq\u00ed h\u00f2u\/li\u01ceng zh\u014du h\u00f2u<\/td>\ntwo weeks later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e09\u500b\u661f\u671f\u5f8c\/\u4e09\u9031\u5f8c<\/td>\n\u4e09\u4e2a\u661f\u671f\u540e\/\u4e09\u5468\u540e<\/td>\ns\u0101n g\u00e8 x\u012bngq\u00ed h\u00f2u\/s\u0101n zh\u014du h\u00f2u<\/td>\nthree weeks later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e0b\u500b\u6708<\/td>\n\u4e0b\u4e2a\u6708<\/td>\nxi\u00e0 g\u00e8 yu\u00e8<\/td>\nnext month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5169\u500b\u6708\u5f8c<\/td>\n\u4e24\u4e2a\u6708\u540e<\/td>\nli\u01ceng g\u00e8 yu\u00e8 h\u00f2u<\/td>\ntwo months later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e09\u500b\u6708\u5f8c<\/td>\n\u4e09\u4e2a\u6708\u540e<\/td>\ns\u0101n g\u00e8 yu\u00e8 h\u00f2u<\/td>\nthree months later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u660e\u5e74<\/td>\n\u660e\u5e74<\/td>\nm\u00edng ni\u00e1n<\/td>\nnext year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5169\u5e74\u5f8c<\/td>\n\u4e24\u5e74\u540e<\/td>\nli\u01ceng ni\u00e1n h\u00f2u<\/td>\ntwo years later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e09\u5e74\u5f8c<\/td>\n\u4e09\u5e74\u540e<\/td>\ns\u0101n ni\u00e1n h\u00f2u<\/td>\nthree years later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5f85\u6703\/\u5f85\u6703\u5152<\/td>\n\u5f85\u4f1a\/\u5f85\u4f1a\u513f<\/td>\nd\u00e0i hu\u00ec\/d\u00e0i hu\u00ec er<\/td>\nlater<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e0b\u6b21<\/td>\n\u4e0b\u6b21<\/td>\nxi\u00e0 c\u00ec<\/td>\nnext time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5c07\u4f86<\/td>\n\u5c06\u6765<\/td>\nji\u0101ng l\u00e1i<\/td>\nfuture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\u4eca\u665a\u6211\u5011\u4e03\u9ede\u5728\u96fb\u5f71\u9662\u9580\u53e3\u898b\u3002<\/p>\n

\u4eca\u665a\u6211\u4eec\u4e03\u70b9\u5728\u7535\u5f71\u9662\u95e8\u53e3\u89c1\u3002<\/p>\n

J\u012bn w\u01cen w\u01d2men q\u012b di\u01cen z\u00e0i di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n m\u00e9nk\u01d2u ji\u00e0n.<\/p>\n

We will meet at the cinema door at seven o’clock tonight.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u4e0b\u9031\u6211\u56de\u53bb\u4e0a\u6d77\u958b\u6703\u3002<\/p>\n

\u4e0b\u5468\u6211\u56de\u53bb\u4e0a\u6d77\u5f00\u4f1a\u3002<\/p>\n

Xi\u00e0 zh\u014du w\u01d2 hu\u00edq\u00f9 sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei k\u0101ihu\u00ec.<\/p>\n

I will go to Shanghai for a meeting next week.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u660e\u5e74\u5979\u60f3\u53bb\u502b\u6566\u7559\u5b78\u3002<\/p>\n

\u660e\u5e74\u5979\u60f3\u53bb\u4f26\u6566\u7559\u5b66\u3002<\/p>\n

M\u00edngni\u00e1n t\u0101 xi\u01ceng q\u00f9 l\u00fand\u016bn li\u00faxu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

She wants to study in London next year.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u5c07\u4f86\u6211\u60f3\u6210\u70ba\u4e00\u540d\u4f01\u696d\u5bb6\u3002<\/p>\n

\u5c06\u6765\u6211\u60f3\u6210\u4e3a\u4e00\u540d\u4f01\u4e1a\u5bb6\u3002<\/p>\n

Ji\u0101ngl\u00e1i w\u01d2 xi\u01ceng ch\u00e9ngw\u00e9i y\u012b m\u00edng q\u01d0y\u00e8 ji\u0101.<\/p>\n

I want to be an entrepreneur in the future.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Auxiliary Verbs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The auxiliary verbs \u8981 (y\u00e0o), \u6703 [\u4f1a] (hu\u00ec) and \u5c07 [\u5c06] (ji\u0101ng) all indicate that an action has not yet happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Traditional Chinese<\/strong><\/td>\nSimplified Chinese<\/strong><\/td>\nPin Yin<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/td>\nRemarks<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8981<\/td>\n\u8981<\/td>\ny\u00e0o<\/td>\nwill\/going to<\/td>\nto want\/intention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6703<\/td>\n\u4f1a<\/td>\nhu\u00ec<\/td>\nwill\/going to<\/td>\nconfident prediction (stronger than\u8981)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5c07<\/td>\n\u5c06<\/td>\nji\u0101ng<\/td>\nwill\/going to<\/td>\nabout to happen\/soon\/will soon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Structure: Subject + \u8981 \/ \u6703 [\u4f1a] \/ \u5c07 [\u5c06] + Verb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\u6211\u8981\u53bb\u99ac\u723e\u4ee3\u592b\u65c5\u904a\u3002<\/p>\n

\u6211\u8981\u53bb\u9a6c\u5c14\u4ee3\u592b\u65c5\u6e38\u3002<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 y\u00e0o q\u00f9 m\u01ce’\u011brd\u00e0if\u016b l\u01day\u00f3u.<\/p>\n

I am going to travel to the Maldives.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u6211\u7121\u8ad6\u5982\u4f55\u90fd\u6703\u652f\u6301\u4f60\u3002<\/p>\n

\u6211\u65e0\u8bba\u5982\u4f55\u90fd\u4f1a\u652f\u6301\u4f60\u3002<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 w\u00fal\u00f9n r\u00fah\u00e9 d\u016bhu\u00ec zh\u012bch\u00ed n\u01d0.<\/p>\n

I will support you no matter what.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u6703\u8b70\u5c07\u65bc\u660e\u5929\u8209\u884c\u3002<\/p>\n

\u4f1a\u8bae\u5c06\u4e8e\u660e\u5929\u4e3e\u884c\u3002<\/p>\n

Hu\u00ecy\u00ec ji\u0101ng y\u00fa m\u00edngti\u0101n j\u01d4x\u00edng.<\/p>\n

The meeting will be held tomorrow.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Note that those three auxiliary verbs do not always indicate future tense. As always, it depends on the context. One of a good example is \u6703 [\u4f1a] (hu\u00ec) also works as a modal verb \u2018can\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s learn Chinese today! Join us at LingoCards<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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