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Result complement 完 ("wan2") for finishing

完 wán

Grammar
HSK 2

Structure

Subj. + Verb + 完 Subj. + Verb + 完 + 了 Subj. + Verb + 完 + Obj. + 了

Definition

表示动作或事情完成、结束的结果补语。

A result complement indicating the completion or finish of an action or event.

Usage

放在动词后，表示动作的完成。例如：做完（finish doing）、看完（finish reading）、吃完（finish eating）。

Placed after a verb to indicate that the action is completed. E.g., 做完 (finish doing), 看完 (finish reading), 吃完 (finish eating).

Examples

  • 1 我做完作业了。 (I finished my homework.)
  • 2 你看完那本书了吗？ (Have you finished reading that book?)
  • 3 他们吃完晚饭就出去了。 (They went out after finishing dinner.)
  • 4 她听完音乐后开始学习。 (She started studying after finishing listening to music.)
  • 5 我们买完东西就回家。 (We will go home after finishing shopping.)

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