English–Chinese

“graduate” in Chinese

Chinese

Also毕业生 (bì yè shēng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinbì yè

Example

我明年就要毕业了。wǒ míng nián jiù yào bì yè le

I will graduate next year.

Illustration for 毕业 (graduate)

How to say “graduate” in Chinese

“Graduate” in Chinese is 毕业 (bì yè).

Reaches the endpoint of an organized course of study and leaves the learner beyond that stage.

Full entry for 毕业: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 毕业

毕业后，他打算去留学。bì yè hòu tā dǎ suàn qù liú xué

After graduating, he plans to study abroad.

Tips for using 毕业

  • The English noun graduation usually points to an event or ceremony, whereas Chinese uses 毕业 (bìyè, "graduate") broadly around the completion milestone.

Other Chinese words for “graduate”

他是今年的毕业生。tā shì jīn nián de bì yè shēng

He is one of this year's graduates.

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