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完成時

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Mandarin · pinyin wán chéng shí

perfect tense (grammar)

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完: wán · complete, finish, settle; whole
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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2–2–2 · wan2 cheng2 shi2

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