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完事

wán shì · wan shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to be finished (with sth)
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)还(hái)没(méi)完事(wánshì)吗(ma)？饭店(fàndiàn)快(kuài)关门(guānmén)了(le)。

    Haven't you finished yet? The restaurant is closing soon.

  2. Dengdeng

    等(děng)我(wǒ)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)，我(wǒ)一(yī)完事(wánshì)就(jiù)走(zǒu)。

    Wait five minutes. As soon as I'm done, we go.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)说(shuō)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)，等(děng)了(le)半个小时(bàngexiǎoshí)。

    Last time you also said five minutes. I waited half an hour.

  4. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)真的(zhēnde)快(kuài)完事(wánshì)了(le)，只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)一封(yīfēng)邮件(yóujiàn)。

    This time I'm really almost done. Only one email left.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)着(zhe)你(nǐ)发(fā)。

    OK, I'll watch you send it.

  6. Dengdeng

    发好了(fāhǎole)！哎呀(āiyā)，又(yòu)来(lái)了(le)一封(yīfēng)新(xīn)邮件(yóujiàn)。

    Sent! Oh no, a new email just came.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)想(xiǎng)知(zhī)道(dào)你(nǐ)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)完(wán)事(shì)。

Tom wants to know when you're done.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Enzo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

等(děng)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)头(tóu)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)完(wán)事(shì)，就(jiù)陪(péi)你(nǐ)去(qù)散(sàn)步(bù)。

Once I finish the work at hand, I'll go for a walk with you.

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