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畢業

畢業

See also: 毕业

Chinese

 
the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished
 business; occupation; study
trad. (畢業) 畢 業
simp. (毕业) 毕 业

Verb

畢業

  1. to graduate; to finish school
    我去年中學畢業了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我去年中学毕业了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ qùnián zhōngxué bìyè le. [Pinyin]
    I graduated from high school last year.

Usage notes

Unlike its English equivalent graduate, 畢業／毕业 implies not only an event but a state. Note the following example sentence:

我畢業兩年了。 / 我毕业两年了。  ―  Wǒ bìyè liǎng nián le.  ―  I graduated two years ago.

Literally: "I have graduated for two years."

Noun

畢業

  1. graduation
    畢業以來 / 毕业以来  ―  bìyè yǐlái  ―  since graduation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 畢業典禮／毕业典礼
  • 畢業式／毕业式
  • 畢業旅行／毕业旅行
  • 畢業歌／毕业歌
  • 畢業生／毕业生 (bìyèshēng)
  • 畢業考試／毕业考试
  • 畢業論文／毕业论文
  • 畢業證書／毕业证书

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