完善

• 拼音: wán shàn
• 汉字拆解: 完 = 宀 (roof) + 元 (origin); 善 = 羊 (sheep) + 口口 (two mouths) — goodness, as sheep were symbols of gentleness

含义

To perfect; to improve; well-developed. Describes making something more thorough or bringing it to a better state.

More formal than 完美 and typically used for systems, plans, laws, or processes rather than physical objects. As an adjective, it means 'well-developed' or 'comprehensive'; as a verb, it means 'to refine' or 'to improve'.

例句

1. 公司正在完善管理制度。
2. 这个方案还不够完善，需要修改。
3. 城市的交通系统越来越完善了。

用法指南

语境: business, government, academic

语气: constructive

正确说法

• 我们需要完善这个计划。(We need to improve this plan.)
• 法律制度越来越完善。(The legal system is becoming more and more complete.)

错误说法

• 你今天看起来很完善。(Don't use 完善 to describe people's appearance — it is used for systems and plans. Use 好看 or 漂亮 for appearance.)

起源与历史

完 means 'complete' and 善 means 'good' or 'virtuous'. Together they describe the state of being well-developed or the act of making something thoroughly good.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal