Chinese word

应届

Pronunciation

Pinyinyīng jiè

Meaning

  • adjectiverecent graduate

Example

公司现在主要招应届毕业生。gōng sī xiàn zài zhǔ yào zhāo yīng jiè bì yè shēng

The company currently mainly recruits recent graduates.

Illustration for 应届 (recent graduate)

More examples

很多应届毕业生在六月参加校园招聘。hěn duō yīng jiè bì yè shēng zài liù yuè cān jiā xiào yuán zhāo pìn

Many recent graduates participate in campus recruitment in June.

Core concept

A person entering work as part of the current graduating cohort, usually without a long record of full-time employment.

Common phrases

  • 应届毕业生yīng jiè bì yè shēng

    this year's graduate

  • 面试应届毕业生miàn shì yīng jiè bì yè shēng

    interview this year's graduates

Similar words

刚毕业的gāng bì yè de: Used for someone who finished school not long ago and has little work experience.
往届wǎng jiè: Used for a graduate whose graduation was in an earlier year.

Definition in Chinese

形容本年度毕业且通常没有长期全职工作经历的毕业生，常见于招聘公告和校园招聘场合。xíng róng běn nián dù bì yè qiě tōng cháng méi yǒu cháng qī quán zhí gōng zuò jīng lì de bì yè shēng cháng jiàn yú zhāo pìn gōng gào hé xiào yuán zhāo pìn chǎng hé

Word origin

应届 (yīngjiè, "current cohort") combines 应 (yīng, "to correspond to") with 届 (jiè, "school session or cohort"), identifying people who belong to the cohort graduating now.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese job notices, this word marks a time-based eligibility category, not merely someone who is young or new to work, so the graduation year matters.

Other meanings

  • this year's graduatenoun

Opposites

  • 往届wǎng jièfrom a previous yearadjective

Related words

  • 应届生yīng jiè shēngthis year's graduatenoun

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