On its own, 完 (wán) means "to finish" or "to complete." Using it
in this grammar structure, it expresses the idea of doing some
action to completion.
Structure
As well as with 到 (dào) and 见 (jiàn), you can also form result complements with 完
(wán). This indicates that an action is finished or completed.
Subj. + Verb + 完 (+ 了) + Obj.
Frequently, you'll also see a 了 (le) at the end, indicating completion.
Examples
- 我 说 完 了 。 Wǒ shuō wán
le.I am finished talking.
- 你 吃 完 了 吗 ？ Nǐ chī wán
le ma?Are you done eating?
- 我 想 看 完 这个 电影 。Wǒ xiǎng kàn
wán zhège diànyǐng.I want to
finish watching the movie.
- 你 做 完 以后，就 可以 下班 了 。 Nǐ zuò
wán yǐhòu, jiù kěyǐ xiàbān le.After you finish doing it, you can get off
work.
- 你 今天 可以 做 完 作业 吗？ Nǐ jīntiān kěyǐ
zuò wán zuòyè ma?Can you finish
doing your homework today?
- 你 什么时候 可以 看 完 这 本 书？ Nǐ shénme
shíhou kěyǐ kàn wán zhè běn shū?When can you finish reading this book?
- 妈妈 洗 完 衣服 以后，就 去 做 晚饭 了。 Māma xǐ
wán yīfu yǐhòu, jiù qù zuò wǎnfàn le.After mom finished washing clothes, she went to cook
dinner.
- 做 完 这些 作业 需要 两 个 小时 。 Zuò
wán zhèxiē zuòyè xūyào liǎng gè
xiǎoshí.To finish your homework you will
need two hours.
- 看 完 以后 告诉 我 。 Kàn wán
yǐhòu gàosu wǒ.Tell me when you have
finished watching.
- 我们 学 完 了 一百 个 词 。 Wǒmen xué
wán le yībǎi gè cí.We have
finished learning 100 words.
In English we say "I finished the movie," or "I finished
supper," but in Chinese you should explicitly use the verb implied
in English along with 完了 (wán le) to emphasize that you completed
the action: "watch the movie (till the end)" or "eat (all my)
supper."
- 我 完 了 电影。Wǒ wán le
diànyǐng.
- 我看 完 了 电影 。To tell us that you
watched it till the end.Wǒ kàn
wán le diànyǐng.I finished
watching the movie.
See also
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Category:A2 grammar points Category:Result
complement