把…V完 (bǎ...V wán) — disposal construction with completion

把…V完 (bǎ...V wán)

把…V完 combines the disposal marker 把 with the result complement 完 (wán, to finish) to express that someone completely used up, finished, or disposed of the object. The focus is on the object being fully dealt with.

Structure

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + 完 (+ 了)

了 is often added at the end to mark completion as a past event.

Example Sentences

他把作业做完了。 Tā bǎ zuòyè zuòwán le. He finished all his homework.

请把这碗饭吃完。 Qǐng bǎ zhè wǎn fàn chīwán. Please finish this bowl of rice.

我把那本书看完了，非常精彩。 Wǒ bǎ nà běn shū kànwán le, fēicháng jīngcǎi. I finished reading that book; it was wonderful.

她把所有的钱都花完了。 Tā bǎ suǒyǒu de qián dōu huāwán le. She spent all her money.

Collocations

Memory Hook

把 grabs the object; 完 seals the deal. Together they say: "I took hold of this thing and saw it all the way through to the end."