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Wan Cheng - Daily Mandarin Lesson
"Complete" in Mandarin Chinese

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Wan Cheng

Meaning

complete; accomplish

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►wán chéng
Tone numbers: wan2 cheng2

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 完成
Simplified: 完成

First Character: 完 (wán) – to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
Second Character: 成 (chéng) – finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth

Examples of Wán Chéng

Audio files are marked with ►

Zhè fèn jìhuà shū bìxū zàixià wǔ wǔdiǎn yǐqián wánchéng.
這份計畫書必須在下午五點以前完成。
这份计划书必须在下午五点以前完成。
This proposal must be completed before 5 pm.

Tā huā le yī xīngqī de shíjiān wánchéng zhè fú huà.
她花了一星期的時間完成這幅畫。
她花了一星期的时间完成这幅画。
She spent one week finishing this painting.
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