毕业 bì yè to graduate
to graduate; to finish school
How to remember 毕业: 毕 finish + 业 industry = to graduate.
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How it is used
- To graduate from school - 大学毕业 (dàxué bìyè) graduate from university.
- It's a verb-object compound (毕 finish + 业 studies), so 'from' is expressed with 从: 从北大毕业 (cóng Běidà bìyè) graduate from Peking Univ, not 毕业北大.
- You can split it: 毕了业 (bì le yè) 'have graduated'. The person is a 毕业生 (bìyèshēng), graduate.
Example sentences
- 祝贺你毕业了！ Zhùhè nǐ bìyè le!Congratulations on your graduation!
- 他硕士毕业了。 Tā shuòshì bìyè le.He has graduated with a master's degree.
- 我今年大学毕业。 Wǒ jīnnián dàxué bìyè.I'll graduate from university this year.