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HSK 3

完成

to complete; to finish

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完
wán2nd tone
成
chéng2nd tone

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Pinyin
wánchéng
Part of speech
verb
Level
HSK 3
Strokes
13
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Stroke order for 完成

完成 is written with 13 strokes (完: 7, 成: 6). The animation replays automatically.

What does 完成 mean?

完成 (wánchéng) is the verb for 'to complete' or 'to finish' — bringing a task, goal, project, or assignment to its successful end.

Literally 'finish-become,' it implies the result, not just the stopping. Use 完成 with tasks that have a defined scope: 完成作业 (finish homework), 完成任务 (complete a mission), 完成目标 (achieve a goal), 完成工作 (finish work). Don't use it for activities that just stop without a deliverable — for 'finish eating' say 吃完, not 完成吃饭.

The pattern V + 完 is the casual everyday way to say 'finish doing X' (做完, 看完, 写完); 完成 is the heavier, more deliberate verb you'd use in a workplace, a homework log, or a goal-setting context. The noun form is also 完成 ('completion').

Character by character

完wánto finish; complete; whole
+
成chéngto become; succeed; accomplish
=
完成

Memory hook: Finish (完) + accomplish (成) → not just done, but successfully completed.

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完成 appears in 2 Fluentide podcast episodes at natural native speed. Each sentence plays at the easiest difficulty it exists in — switch it to hear the same moment at your level, with full pinyin and English throughout.

今年九月初，他公布了完成的消息，并且定下了发布日期：九月十六号。

In early September this year he announced it was finished, and set a release date: the sixteenth of September.

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一只蓝色的信鸽要完成这段路，比一只白的难太多。

For a blue homing pigeon, that journey is far harder than it is for a white one.

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Example sentences

我已经完成了作业。

Wǒ yǐjīng wánchéng le zuòyè.

I've already finished my homework.

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这个任务你能完成吗？

Zhè ge rènwu nǐ néng wánchéng ma?

Can you complete this task?

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她按时完成了所有的工作。

Tā ànshí wánchéng le suǒyǒu de gōngzuò.

She finished all the work on time.

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我们一起完成这个项目吧。

Wǒmen yìqǐ wánchéng zhè ge xiàngmù ba.

Let's complete this project together.

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Common phrases with 完成

完成作业wánchéng zuòyèto finish homework
完成任务wánchéng rènwuto complete a task / mission
完成目标wánchéng mùbiāoto achieve a goal
顺利完成shùnlì wánchéngto complete smoothly
按时完成ànshí wánchéngto finish on time

Synonyms

做完zuò wán

做完 (V + 完) is the casual spoken 'finish doing.' Use it for everyday activities (做完饭, 做完作业). 完成 is the formal 'complete' you'd write in a report.

结束jiéshù

结束 means 'to end / conclude' — focused on the stopping point, no implication of success. A meeting 结束 just means it ended. 完成 implies the goal was reached.

Don't confuse 完成 with

完wán

完 alone is the verb complement 'finish' (做完 finish doing, 吃完 finish eating). 完成 is the full verb 'to complete (a task).' Don't say 完成吃饭 — that's wrong.

成功chénggōng

成功 means 'to succeed / success' — about the whole outcome. 完成 is just about finishing the task, regardless of how grand the success is.

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