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毕业 (bì yè) — to graduate, to finish school

Definition

Means to complete a course of study and graduate (usually from a school, not a short-term course). 完毕 is a formal verb for finishing any task; 毕业生 is the noun for the person who has graduated.

verb
to graduateto finish school

Examples

  • 毕业。
    Wǒ míng nián cóng dà xué bì yè.
    I will graduate from university next year.
  • 毕业。
    Tā bì yè hòu qù le shàng hǎi.
    He went to Shanghai after graduation.
  • 。
    Tā qù nián bì le yè.
    He graduated last year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

毕bìcomplete
业yèstudies

毕 (complete) + 业 (studies) means finish studies.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 畢; 毕 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 畢 combines 田 (field) and 𠦒 (net), showing a net used for hunting in a field.

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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.

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