Difference between revisions of "Result complement "-wan" for finishing"

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Level

A2 / HSK2
Level

A2
Level

HSK2
Similar to
Similar to
- Result complements (HSK2, HSK3)
- Result complements "-dao" and "-jian" (HSK2)
- Advanced potential complements (HSK5)
- Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai" (HSK5)
Used for

Describing actions, Indicating conditions, Expressing result
Keywords

了, 完

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

我昨天晚上看完了那本书。I finished reading that book yesterday evening.
他喝完了一瓶啤酒就去睡觉了。He finished drinking a bottle of beer and went to bed.
记者采访完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.

Sources and further reading

Books

A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 273 - 284) →buy
Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 97-9) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 42) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 86) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 152 - 153) →buy
New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 87 - 88) →buy
Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼) (pp, 186-187) →buy

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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.