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Expressing completed action with 完 (wán)
HSK 3Actions & Events
Aspect & Tense
Structure
Verb + 完
Explanation
完 (wán) is a result complement placed after a verb to indicate that an action has been finished or completed. It emphasizes that the action was carried through to its end, as in 吃完 (finished eating) or 做完 (finished doing).
Examples
你吃完饭了吗？我们可以出发了。
nǐ chī wán fàn le ma? wǒmen kěyǐ chūfā le.
Have you finished eating? We can set off now.
我刚看完那本小说，特别好看。
wǒ gāng kàn wán nà běn xiǎoshuō, tèbié hǎokàn.
I just finished reading that novel; it was really good.
等我做完这个项目，就去找你玩。
Děng wǒ zuò wán zhège xiàngmù, jiù qù zhǎo nǐ wán.
Once I finish this project, I'll go hang out with you.