Abstract
In Mandarin the modal verb ‘hui’ has several functions: expresses agent-oriented dynamin modality, future tense, speaker-oriented epistemic modality, and subjunctive mood. Besides these usages, ‘hui’ can also mark the habitual aspect. When its explanation is the habitual aspect marker, the situation that the whole sentence describes should be the plural events or states. Habitual sentences that are marked with ‘hui’ may be divided into two types: without any other marker or with dominant conditional constructions. Compared with another habitual marker ‘rongyi’, ‘hui’ can’t express habitual aspect without proper context. It is because ‘hui’ itself doesn’t have the property of repeatability and express the habitual aspect isn’t its inherent meaning. The habitual reading only can be inferred from the context-absorption and coexist with other basic usages.
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