做完 (zuòwán) — to finish doing / to complete

HSK 3 | verb + complement | verb-result compound meaning to finish a task

做完 (zuòwán)

A verb-result compound where 做 (to do) + 完 (finished/complete) indicates that an action has been completed from start to finish.

Meanings

  1. [verb + complement] To finish doing something, to complete a task.

Example Sentences

我做完作业才能出去玩。 Wǒ zuòwán zuòyè cái néng chūqù wán. Only after I finish my homework can I go out to play.

他已经做完了所有的工作。 Tā yǐjīng zuòwán le suǒyǒu de gōngzuò. He has already finished all the work.

你做完了吗? Nǐ zuòwán le ma? Have you finished?

这道题太难了,我没做完。 Zhè dào tí tài nán le, wǒ méi zuòwán. This problem is too difficult; I didn't finish it.

Collocations

Collocation Meaning
做完作业 finish homework
做完工作 finish the work
没做完 didn't finish
做不完 cannot finish
做完了 have finished

Memory Hook

完 is the result complement — it tells you the action reached its endpoint of completion. 做完 = do until done.