完毕

• Pinyin: wán bì
• Hanzi breakdown: 完 = 宀 (roof) + 元 (primary/complete); 毕 = 田 (field) + 十 (ten, complete) with a stylised top — originally a hunting net drawn shut, denoting the act of finishing

Meaning

To be finished; concluded; done. Formally signals the completion of a task, process, or activity.

A formal, declarative term typically used to announce the end of a specific process — a meeting, an inspection, a report, a procedure. More rigid and official-sounding than 完成 (to complete) or 结束 (to end). Very common in military, bureaucratic, and procedural contexts: 报告完毕 (report concluded), 检查完毕 (inspection complete), 任务完毕 (mission accomplished). In contrast to 完成, 完毕 does not take a direct object.

Examples

1. 全体人员撤离完毕，现场已确认安全，请指挥部收到。 All personnel have evacuated — the scene has been confirmed safe. Command post, please confirm receipt.
2. 发言完毕，感谢各位的聆听，如有问题欢迎提问。 My remarks are now concluded. Thank you all for listening; questions are welcome.
3. 系统更新完毕，请重新启动设备以使新版本生效。 System update complete — please restart your device for the new version to take effect.

Usage Guide

Context: military, administrative, procedural, announcements

Tone: declarative

Do Say

• 汇报完毕，请领导指示。(Report concluded — awaiting instructions from leadership.)
• 货物装载完毕，车辆可以出发了。(Loading complete — the vehicle is ready to depart.)

Don't Say

• 在日常口语中用完毕代替做完了 (完毕 sounds stiff and bureaucratic in casual speech; in everyday conversation, say 做完了, 结束了, or 好了 instead)

Origin & History

Compound of 完 (complete, whole) + 毕 (to finish, to conclude; entirely). 毕 originally depicted a hunting net being drawn closed — the task is 'netted' and done. 完毕 intensifies the sense of finality and formal completeness.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal