How to say “perfect” in Chinese

完善
wánshàn

perfect, complete; improve

adjective · HSK 5 · topic “Society and law”

“Perfect” in Chinese is 完善, wán shàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

完善 is read wán shàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

wán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
shàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

完
wán — finish

On top, 宀 “roof”.

善
shàn — kind; be good at

On top, 羊 “sheep”, as in 美 “beautiful”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “完善”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “perfect” in Chinese?

“Perfect” in Chinese is 完善, pinyin wánshàn.

What does 完善 mean?

完善 (wánshàn) means “perfect, complete; improve”.

How do you write 完善?

完善 is 2 characters: 完 (wán) — finish; 善 (shàn) — kind; be good at. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 完善?

完善 is read wánshàn. Tones: wán — second tone, shàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“perfect” in the lesson “Create and develop”

This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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