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完了

wán le

2-character word

What 完了 means

1. to be finished
2. to be done for
3. ruined
4. gone to the dogs
5. oh no

How 完了 is used in grammar

完了 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Clause Conjunctions: 从而、加上、完了、一旦 (HSK 5)

The characters in 完了

• 完wánto finish; to be over; whole
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…

Example sentences

• 卖完了！
  All sold out!
• 信写完了。
  The letter was finished.
• 你做完了吗?
  Have you finished it?
• 活快干完了。
  I have almost finished my work.
• 你说完了吗？
  Are you done talking?
• 他们做完了。
  They were finished.

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wán le correctly.
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