wán
verb HSK 2 #319

Meanings

  1. 1 to finish
  2. 2 to complete
  3. 3 to run out of

Characters

Contains (roof) + (origin) — a complete house.

Examples

Zuòyè zuò wán le ma?
Have you finished your homework?
Fàn chī wán le.
The meal is finished.
Qián huā wán le.
The money is all spent.

Tips

grammar
is one of the most important result complements in Chinese. It attaches after verbs to mean 'finished doing': (finished reading), (finished eating), (used up).
usage
完了! (Wán le!) as an exclamation means 'It's over!' or 'We're doomed!' — like saying 'Oh no!' in English.

Stroke Order

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