完毕

完畢

wánbì

verb HSK 7-9 #2,122

Meanings

1 to complete; to finish
2 completed; done

Characters

to finish; complete

to finish; to conclude

Both characters mean 'to finish,' creating a formal-sounding word for completion.

Examples

检查完毕，可以出发了。

Jiǎnchá wánbì, kěyǐ chūfā le.

Inspection complete — we can depart now.

工程已经全部完毕。

Gōngchéng yǐjīng quánbù wánbì.

The project has been fully completed.

Tips

register

完毕 is formal and official — used in announcements, military commands, and technical contexts. In everyday speech, people say 做完了 or 完了. You'd hear 检查完毕 (inspection complete) in an official report, but 检查完了 in casual conversation.

Stroke Order

完 wán

毕 bì