A2 · Grammar reference
Result complement "-wan" for finishing
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.
- Keywords
- 完 · 了
- Used for
- Expressing result · Describing actions · Indicating conditions
- Classification
- HSK2
Examples (14)
我们明天可以做完。
你能吃完吗？
我今天要写完。
我没看完。
我说完了。
你吃完了吗？
我看完了。
卖完了。
我们打扫完了。
我做完作业了。
老板开完会了。
我看完这本书了。
我们学完这篇课文了。
我看完了电影。
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