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Breaking up 我会打电话给他 Hi, Can someone please explain why 我会打电话给他 means "I'll call him". what does 会打mean here? Thanks in advance

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会 has the meaning of "can, be able to, will". In this sentence, 会=will 打电话is a phrase, means "call sb., make a phonecall to sb." Other similar examples of 会: 明天他会来吗?今晚不会下雨。
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The sentence can be segmented as follows: 我 I 会 will 打电话 make a phone call 给 to 他 him While 给 generally means "give", it works like "to" to indicate the recipient in the following fixed expressions: 打电话给他(call him by phone") 写信给他(write him a letter) 寄信给他(send him a letter) 发电邮给他(send him an email) 发短讯给他(text him) 发传真给他(fax him)
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"會" means "will" "打" usually means "to heat" "打電話" is a collocation, means "call"
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汉语的“会”不能等同于will。”会“的这种助动词用法来自”能“的意思,而will是来自”愿意“。
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会打 means making a promise.

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