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Verb + 完

HSK 2
  • Complements

Structure (结构 jiégòu)

SubjectVerb完(Object)

Meaning (意思 yìsi)

Resultative complement 完 is placed after a verb to indicate that an action has been completed or finished.

Explanation (解释 jiěshì)

完 (wán) is a resultative complement placed immediately after a verb to express that an action is completed or finished. It is equivalent to "done/finished" in English phrases such as "done eating," "done watching," or "done working." Use 完 to emphasize that an action not only occurred, but reached its final outcome of completion.

Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)

  1. 我吃完饭了。
    繁: 我吃完飯了。Wǒ chī wán fàn le.

    I have finished eating.

  2. 他做完作业了。
    繁: 他做完作業了。Tā zuò wán zuòyè le.

    He has finished his homework.

  3. 你看完那本书了吗？
    繁: 你看完那本書了嗎？Nǐ kàn wán nà běn shū le ma?

    Have you finished reading that book?

  4. 我们用完钱了。
    繁: 我們用完錢了。Wǒmen yòng wán qián le.

    We have run out of money.

  5. 电影演完了。
    繁: 電影演完了。Diànyǐng yǎn wán le.

    The movie has finished playing.

Common mistakes

  • Wrong:我完吃饭了。
    Correct:我吃完饭了。

    完 is a resultative complement that must come immediately after the verb it modifies; it cannot come before the verb.

  • Wrong:我作业完了。
    Correct:我做完作业了。

    完 is not the main verb; it needs an action verb like 做 (to do) or 写 (to write) before it.