Chinese word

毕业

Pronunciation

Pinyinbì yè

Meaning

  • verbgraduate

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 大学毕业dà xué bì yè

    graduate from university

  • 顺利毕业shùn lì bì yè

    graduate successfully

  • 毕业后bì yè hòu

    after graduation

Similar words

结业jié yè: Completes a course or training program without necessarily finishing school.
毕业于bì yè yú: Indicates the school or university from which someone graduated.
退学tuì xué: Stops attending school before completing the required studies.

Definition in Chinese

完成某一阶段的学习，达到学校或课程规定的条件而结束学业或学习关系wán chéng mǒu yì jiē duàn de xué xí dá dào xué xiào huò kè chéng guī dìng de tiáo jiàn ér jié shù xué yè huò xué xí guān xì

Word origin

The compound is formed from 毕 (bì, "finish") + 业 (yè, "studies"), so its structure connects completion with one's studies.

Usage tips

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

Other meanings

  • graduationnoun
  • complete one's studiesverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 毕业生bì yè shēnggraduatenoun
  • 毕业证书bì yè zhèng shūgraduation certificatenoun
  • 毕业论文bì yè lùn wéngraduation thesisnoun

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