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Usage note

”这个字通常用来表示成某件事情。比如,你做作业可以说‘我做了作业’。

wán zhè gè zì tōng cháng lái bǎo shí fù chéng wén jù měi jiàn, nǔ lì, rú kě, nǐ zuò wán zuò yè k可以说‘我做完了作业’。

"完" is commonly used to indicate the completion of something. For example, you can say '我做完了作业' (I have finished my homework).

Context note

”常用于描述成任务或活动的情况,比如做家务、成游戏等。

wán cháng yòng lái miáo shù wán chéng rèn wù huò huódòng de kuàng jì, rú kě zuò wán wū hɑn、完 chéng yóu xì děng。

"完" is often used to describe the completion of tasks or activities, such as finishing housework or completing a game.

5 examples

我做了作业。
wǒ zuò wán le zuò yè。
I have finished my homework.
他把游戏玩了。
tā bǎ yóu xì wán wán le。
He has completed the game.
妈妈让我做家务。
mā ma ràng wǒ zuò wán jiā wù。
Mom asked me to finish my housework.
我们玩了这个玩具。
wǒ men wán wán le zhè ge wán jù。
We have finished playing with this toy.
他把这本书读了。
tā bǎ zhè běn shū dú wán le。
He has read this book through.

5 mini stories

小明做作业后,去玩了。
xiǎo míng zuò wán zuò yè hòu, qù wán le。
After Xiao Ming finished his homework, he went to play.
妈妈说要把家务做才能出去玩。
mā ma shuō yào bǎ jiā wù zuò wán cái néng chū qù wán。
Mom said we have to finish the housework before we can go out to play.
小红做游戏,开始做作业。
xiǎo hóng zuò wán yóu xì, kāi shǐ zuò zuò yè。
After Xiao Hong finished the game, she started doing her homework.
爸爸说要把所有的事情做才能休息。
bà ba shuō yào bǎ suǒ yǒu de shì qíng zuò wán cái néng xiū xi。
Dad said we have to finish all the tasks before we can rest.
小华做作业,妈妈表扬了他。
xiǎo huá zuò wán zuò yè, mā ma biǎo yáng le tā。
After Xiao Hua finished his homework, Mom praised him.

Mini dialogue

作业写完了吗

A
你作业写了吗?
Nǐ zuòyè xiě wán le ma?
Have you finished your homework?
B
了,妈妈。
Xiě wán le, māma.
I've finished, Mum.

动画片看完了

A
动画片看了吗?
Dònghuàpiàn kàn wán le ma?
Have you finished watching the cartoon?
B
还没看,还有五分钟。
Hái méi kàn wán, hái yǒu wǔ fēnzhōng.
Not yet, there are still five minutes left.

Related words and contrasts

similar
结束
jiéshù
end

完 is more casual for finishing a task; 结束 is more formal for ending an event.

opposite
开始
kāishǐ
begin

完 means finish, 开始 means start.

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