Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
will [wɪl]
I aux vb
1 (forming future tense)▶ I will call you tonight 我今晚会(會)给(給)你打电(電)话(話)的 wǒ jīnwǎn huì gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà de
- what will you do next?
下面你要做什么(麼)? xiàmiàn nǐ yào zuò shénme? - will you do it? yes I will/no I won't
你会(會)做吗(嗎)?-是的,我会(會)的/不,我不会(會) nǐ huì zuò ma?-shì de,wǒ huì de/bù,wǒ bù huì - I will have finished it by tomorrow
我明天前可以做完 wǒ míngtiān qián kěyǐ zuòwán
2 (in conjectures, predictions) 该(該)是 gāishì
- he'll be there by now
他现(現)在该(該)到了 tā xiànzài gāi dào le - that will be the postman
那准(準)是邮(郵)差 nà zhǔn shì yóuchāi - he will have left by now
他现(現)在一定已经(經)离(離)开(開)了 tā xiànzài yīdìng yǐjīng líkāi le
3 (in commands, requests, offers)▶ will you be quiet! 你安静(靜)点(點)! nǐ ānjìng diǎn!
- will you help me?
你帮(幫)帮(幫)我好吗(嗎)? nǐ bāngbāng wǒ hǎo ma?
- will you have a cup of tea?
你要来(來)杯茶吗(嗎)? nǐ yào lái bēi chá ma?
4 (=be prepared to) 会(會) huì
- I won't put up with it!
我不会(會)容忍它的! Wǒ bùhuì róngrěn tā de!
5 (characteristic behaviour) 会(會) huì
- it will dissolve in water
它会(會)溶解在水中 tā huì róngjiě zài shuǐ zhōng
6 (emphatic annoyance) 总(總)是 zǒngshì
- he will leave the gate open
他总(總)是开(開)着(著)门(門) tā zǒngshì kāizhe mén
II vt
▶ to will sb to do sth 用意志力促成某人做某事 yòng yìzhìlì cùchéng mǒurén zuò mǒushì
- he willed himself to go on
他尽(盡)力使自己继(繼)续(續) tā jìnlì shǐ zìjǐ jìxù
III n
1
(=volition) 意志 yìzhì
- she lost her will to live
她失去了活下去的意志 tā shīqùle huó xiàqù de yìzhì
- against his will
违(違)背他的意愿(願) wéibèi tā de yìyuàn
2 (=testament) 遗(遺)嘱(囑) yízhǔ [个 gè]
- to make a will
立遗(遺)嘱(囑) lì yízhǔ