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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 it's 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.
 
Of all the result complements in Chinese, this one is one of the most satisfying to use, since it implies "finishing" something. On it's 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.

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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 it's 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 and 见, you can also form result complements with 完. This indicates that an action is finished or completed. The structure is:

Subject + Verb + 完 + 了 + Object

Examples

  • 我 昨天晚上 看 了 那 本 书。I finished reading that book yesterday evening.
  • 他 喝 了 一 瓶 啤酒 就去 睡觉了。He finished drinking a bottle of beer and went to bed.
  • 记者 采访 了 这位 著名的 女演员,然后 离开了酒店。 The journalist finished the interview with the famous actress and the left the hotel.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books