Difference between revisions of "Result complement "-wan" for finishing"
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* 我 说 <em>完</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ shuō <em>wán</em> le.</span> <span class="trans">I am finished talking.</span> | * 我 说 <em>完</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ shuō <em>wán</em> le.</span> <span class="trans">I am finished talking.</span> | ||
* 你 吃 <em>完</em> 了 吗 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ chī <em>wán</em> le ma?</span> <span class="trans">Are you done eating?</span> | * 你 吃 <em>完</em> 了 吗 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ chī <em>wán</em> le ma?</span> <span class="trans">Are you done eating?</span> | ||
| − | * 你 做 <em>完</em> 以后，就 可以 下班 了 。 <span class="pinyin"> | + | * 你 做 <em>完</em> 以后，就 可以 下班 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Nǐ zuò <em>wán</em> yǐhòu, jiù kěyǐ xiàbān le.</span> <span class="trans">After you finish doing it, you can get off work.</span> |
| − | * 这 些 作业，你 今天 可以 做 <em>完</em> 吗？<span class="pinyin"> | + | * 这 些 作业，你 今天 可以 做 <em>完</em> 吗？<span class="pinyin">Zhè xiē zuòyè, nǐ jīntiān kěyǐ zuò<em>wán</em> ma?</span> <span class="trans">Can you finish doing these homework today?</span> |
* 你 什么时候 可以 看 <em>完</em> 这 本 书？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ shénme shíhou kěyǐ kàn <em>wán</em>zhè běn shū?</span> <span class="trans">When can you be done reading this book?</span> | * 你 什么时候 可以 看 <em>完</em> 这 本 书？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ shénme shíhou kěyǐ kàn <em>wán</em>zhè běn shū?</span> <span class="trans">When can you be done reading this book?</span> | ||
| − | * 我 想 看 <em>完</em> 电影 再 回家。<span class="pinyin"> | + | * 我 想 看 <em>完</em> 电影 再 回家。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng kàn <em>wán</em> diànyǐng zài huíjiā.</span> <span class="trans">I want to finish watching the movie and then go back to home.</span> |
| − | * 妈妈 洗 <em>完</em> | + | * 妈妈 洗 <em>完</em> 衣服 以后 就 去 做 晚饭 了。 <span class="pinyin">Māmā xǐ <em>wán</em> yīfu yǐhòu jiù qù zuò wǎnfàn le.</span> <span class="trans">After mom finished washing clothes, she went to cook dinner.</span> |
* 做 <em>完</em> 这 些 作业 需要 两 个 小时 。 <span class="pinyin">Zuò <em>wán</em> zhè xiē zuòyè xūyào liǎng gè xiǎoshí.</span> <span class="trans">To finish the homework,you need two hours.</span> | * 做 <em>完</em> 这 些 作业 需要 两 个 小时 。 <span class="pinyin">Zuò <em>wán</em> zhè xiē zuòyè xūyào liǎng gè xiǎoshí.</span> <span class="trans">To finish the homework,you need two hours.</span> | ||
* 看 <em>完</em> 以后 告诉 我 。 <span class="pinyin">Kàn <em>wán</em> yǐhòu gàosu wǒ.</span> <span class="trans">Tell me when you have finished watching.</span> | * 看 <em>完</em> 以后 告诉 我 。 <span class="pinyin">Kàn <em>wán</em> yǐhòu gàosu wǒ.</span> <span class="trans">Tell me when you have finished watching.</span> | ||
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Of all the result complements in Chinese, this one is one of the most satisfying to use, since it implies "finishing" something. On its own, 完 (wán) means "to finish" or "complete." Using it in this grammar structure, it expresses the idea of doing the verb until you are complete.
Structure
As well as with 到 (dào) and 见 (jiàn), you can also form result complements with 完 (wán). This indicates that an action is finished or completed.
Subj. + Verb + 完 + Obj.
Examples
- 我 说 完 了 。 I am finished talking.
- 你 吃 完 了 吗 ？ Are you done eating?
- 你 做 完 以后，就 可以 下班 了 。 After you finish doing it, you can get off work.
- 这 些 作业，你 今天 可以 做 完 吗？ Can you finish doing these homework today?
- 你 什么时候 可以 看 完 这 本 书？ When can you be done reading this book?
- 我 想 看 完 电影 再 回家。 I want to finish watching the movie and then go back to home.
- 妈妈 洗 完 衣服 以后 就 去 做 晚饭 了。 After mom finished washing clothes, she went to cook dinner.
- 做 完 这 些 作业 需要 两 个 小时 。 To finish the homework,you need two hours.
- 看 完 以后 告诉 我 。 Tell me when you have finished watching.
- 我们 学 完 了 一百 个 词 。 We finished learning 100 words.
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 完了 (wán le) to emphasize that you completed the action: "watch the movie (till the end)" or "eat (all my) supper."
- 我 完 了 电影。(In Chinese we need to know: did you watch the movie, or make the movie?)
- 我 看 完 了 电影 。Tell us that you watched it till the end.I finished watching the movie.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 273-84) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 97-9) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (p. 42) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (p. 86) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 152-3) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 87-8) →buy
- Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼) (pp. 186-7) →buy
