Usages of kànwán
你 今天 得 看 完 这 本 书 吗？Nǐ jīntiān děi kàn wán zhè běn shū ma?
Do you have to finish reading this book today?
他 看完 那 本 书 了 吗？tā kànwán nà běn shū le ma?
Has he finished reading that book?
买 新 游戏机 的 时候， 他 先 认真 看 完 了 说明。mǎi xīn yóuxìjī de shíhou, tā xiān rènzhēn kàn wán le shuōmíng.
When buying a new game console, he first carefully read the instructions.
这 篇 文章 很 短， 我 一会儿 就 看完 了。zhè piān wénzhāng hěn duǎn, wǒ yíhuìr jiù kànwán le.
This article is very short; I finished reading it in a little while.
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