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  <h1>Result complement "<span class="pinyinst">-wan</span>" "<span class="hanzist">完</span>" for finishing</h1>

  <p>On its own, <span class="hanzi">完</span> (<span class="pinyin">wán</span>) means "to finish" or "to complete." Using it in this grammar structure, it expresses the idea of doing some action to completion.</p>

  <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>

  <p>As well as with 到 (dào) and 见 (jiàn), you can also form result complements with <span class="hanzi">完 </span>(<span class="pinyin">wán</span>). This indicates that an action is finished or completed.</p>

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    <p>Subj. + Verb + <span class="hanzist">完</span> (+ <span class="hanzist">了</span>) + Obj.</p>
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  <p>Frequently, you'll also see a <span class="hanzi">了</span> (<span class="pinyin">le</span>) at the end, indicating completion.</p>

  <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">我 说 完 了 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ shuō wán le.</span> <br/> I am finished talking.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 吃 完 了 吗 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ chī wán le ma?</span> <br/>Are you done eating?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 想 看 完 这个 电影 。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng kàn wán zhège diànyǐng.</span> <br/>I want to finish watching the movie.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 做 完 以后，就 可以 下班 了 。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ zuò wán yǐhòu, jiù kěyǐ xiàbān le.</span> <br/>After you finish doing it, you can get off work.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 今天 可以 做 完 作业 吗？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ jīntiān kěyǐ zuò wán zuòyè ma?</span> <br/> Can you finish doing your homework today?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 什么时候 可以 看 完 这 本 书？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ shénme shíhou kěyǐ kàn wán zhè běn shū?</span> <br/> When can you finish reading this book?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">妈妈 洗 完 衣服 以后，就 去 做 晚饭 了。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Māma xǐ wán yīfu yǐhòu, jiù qù zuò wǎnfàn le.</span> <br/>After mom finished washing clothes, she went to cook dinner.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">做 完 这些 作业 需要 两 个 小时 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Zuò wán zhèxiē zuòyè xūyào liǎng gè xiǎoshí.</span> <br/> To finish your homework you will need two hours.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">看 完 以后 告诉 我 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Kàn wán yǐhòu gàosu wǒ.</span> <br/> Tell me when you have finished watching.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 学 完 了 一百 个 词 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒmen xué wán le yībǎi gè cí.</span> <br/> We have finished learning 100 words.</li>
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  <p>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 <span class="hanzi">完了</span> (<span class="pinyin">wán le</span>) to emphasize that you completed the action: "watch the movie (till the end)" or "eat (all my) supper."</p>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">我 完 了 电影。</span><span class="pinyin">Wǒ wán le diànyǐng.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我看 完 了 电影 。</span>To tell us that you watched it till the end.<span class="pinyin">Wǒ kàn wán le diànyǐng.</span>I finished watching the movie.</li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="Result_complements_&quot;dao&quot;_and_&quot;jian&quot;" title="wikilink">Result complements "dao" and "jian"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Result_complement_&quot;-cuo&quot;" title="wikilink">Result complement "-cuo"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Result_complement_&quot;-hao&quot;" title="wikilink">Result complement "-hao"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (<span class="hanzi">外国人实用汉语语法</span>) (pp. 273-84)</li>

    <li>Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 97-9)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (p. 42)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (p. 86)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 152-3)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本2</span>) (pp. 87-8)</li>

    <li>Practicing HSK Grammar (<span class="hanzi">语法精讲精炼</span>) (pp. 186-7)</li>
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