<p>[V + 完 ] simply means to <strong>end</strong>, to <strong>complete</strong> or to <strong>finish</strong> an action</p>
<p>[V + 好 ] means to <strong>accomplish</strong> an action, that imply the action itself is an <strong>requirement</strong>,</p>
<p>Example :</p>
<blockquote>
<p>'<strong>Finish (complete)</strong> eating then launch the attack'- '吃<strong>完</strong>了飯便出擊'</p>
<p><em>It simply describes the time line --  first, finish eating, then launch the attack</em></p>
</blockquote>
<p>~</p>
<blockquote>
<p>'<strong>Finish (accomplish)</strong> eating then launch the attack' - '吃<strong>好</strong>了飯便出擊'</p>
<p><em>Since the soldiers need strength to fight, 吃飯 would be an order (requirement) that needs to be accomplished,</em></p>
</blockquote>
<p>You can say 吃完飯再看電視 (finish eating, then watch tv.) but you cannot say 吃好飯再看電視 (accomplish eating, then watch tv.) if 'finishing eating' is not a requirement for watching TV.</p>
<p>[V + 好 ] can also means  [V + adequately]</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>做<strong>完</strong>準備 (<strong>finish</strong> the preparation)</p>
<p>做<strong>好</strong>準備 (<strong>adequately</strong> do the preparation/ <strong>accomplish</strong> the preparation)'</p>
<p>磨<strong>完</strong>刀 (<strong>finish</strong> sharpen the knife)</p>
<p>磨<strong>好</strong>刀 (<strong>adequately</strong> sharpen the knife / <strong>accomplish</strong> sharpen the knife)</p>
</blockquote>

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Tang Ho
<p>完：尽，无：用完了。煤烧完了。
   做成，了结：完毕。完成。完结。</p>

<p>好：完成，完善，完毕</p>

<p>完 只说明已经结束，用尽，完结。
好 带有一种褒义的，积极的，完善的完结含义，表示对完结的评估良好</p>

<p>例如：将军，我军的粮食已经吃完了！</p>

<p>这儿完，就不能用好代替，因为这儿是负面情绪</p>

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王震宇
<p>These two sentences should mean the same thing, so what exactly is the difference between them, and when should we use 好 VS 完？</p>

<p>我吃好了： I finished eating</p>

<p>我吃完了： I finished eating</p>

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searching site with ＂ 好 完 ＂yields
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我吃好了： I finished eating (with satisfaction).
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What's the difference between 好 and 完？
# What's the difference between 好 and 完？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-10)

These two sentences should mean the same thing, so what exactly is the difference between them, and when should we use 好 VS 完？

我吃好了： I finished eating

我吃完了： I finished eating

**Tags:** meaning, meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: searching site with ＂ 好 完 ＂yields http://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/9434/complement-of-result%e5%ae%8c-or-%e5%a5%bd/9435#9435  
> **username_2**: 我吃好了： I finished eating (with satisfaction).  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-04-11. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

[V + 完 ] simply means to **end**, to **complete** or to **finish** an action

[V + 好 ] means to **accomplish** an action, that imply the action itself is an **requirement**,

Example :

> '**Finish (complete)** eating then launch the attack'- '吃**完**了飯便出擊'
>
> *It simply describes the time line -- first, finish eating, then launch the attack*

~

> '**Finish (accomplish)** eating then launch the attack' - '吃**好**了飯便出擊'
>
> *Since the soldiers need strength to fight, 吃飯 would be an order (requirement) that needs to be accomplished,*

You can say 吃完飯再看電視 (finish eating, then watch tv.) but you cannot say 吃好飯再看電視 (accomplish eating, then watch tv.) if 'finishing eating' is not a requirement for watching TV.

[V + 好 ] can also means [V + adequately]

Example:

> 做**完**準備 (**finish** the preparation)
>
> 做**好**準備 (**adequately** do the preparation/ **accomplish** the preparation)'
>
> 磨**完**刀 (**finish** sharpen the knife)
>
> 磨**好**刀 (**adequately** sharpen the knife / **accomplish** sharpen the knife)


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-04-11. Score: 0

完：尽，无：用完了。煤烧完了。
做成，了结：完毕。完成。完结。

好：完成，完善，完毕

完 只说明已经结束，用尽，完结。
好 带有一种褒义的，积极的，完善的完结含义，表示对完结的评估良好

例如：将军，我军的粮食已经吃完了！

这儿完，就不能用好代替，因为这儿是负面情绪


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