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完成 (wán chéng) — to complete, to accomplish

Definition

完成 (wánchéng) is the everyday verb 'to complete / accomplish' a task or work, focusing on finishing something to the end. Unlike 完 (which just means 'to finish/end'), 完成 emphasizes seeing a job all the way through to completion.

verb
to completeto accomplish

Examples

  • 完成。
    Wǒ míng tiān néng wán chéng zhè ge gōng zuò.
    I can complete this work tomorrow.
  • 完成。
    Tā wán chéng le sān cì cái chéng gōng.
    He completed it three times before succeeding.
  • 完成。
    Qǐng nǐ zài wǔ diǎn qián wán chéng zhè ge rèn wu.
    Please complete this task before 5 o'clock.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

完wánfinish
成chéngaccomplish

Both 完 and 成 mean to finish or bring to success, so together they mean complete.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán完wán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

完 pairs 宀 (roof) with 元, which gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
戊戊wù
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng成chéng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

成 puts 戊, a weapon, beside 丁, which gives the sound. The weapon part relates to protection, as in the old sense of city walls.

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