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结业 (jié yè) — to complete a course or program (non-degree), to finish one's studies

Definition

Means completing a short course or training program (with a 结业证书), not earning an academic degree. Compare 毕业, which is for graduating from a school or degree program.

verb
to complete a course or program (non-degree)to finish one's studies

Examples

  • 结业。
    Zhè ge péi xùn bān xià ge yuè jié yè.
    This training class will complete its course next month.
  • ，。
    Tā qù nián jié le yè, ná dào le jié yè zhèng shū.
    He finished the program last year and got a course completion certificate.
  • 结业。
    Wǒ men bān míng tiān jǔ xíng jié yè diǎn lǐ.
    Our class is holding a graduation ceremony for the course tomorrow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

结jiéfinish
业yèstudies

结 (finish) and 业 (studies) combine to mean completing a course.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

Open 结 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 業; 业 is its simplified writing.

  • 丵丵zhuóchisel
  • 大大dàperson; big

The traditional 業 is explained as a picture of a beam from which bells and chimes hang, or as a person lifting that beam. The simplified 业 is a shorthand, not the original shape.

Open 业 →
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School & Education

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