畢業

See also: 毕业

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ jip⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pit-ngia̍p
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pit-gia̍p

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìyè
    • Wade–Giles: pi⁴-yeh⁴
    • Yale: bì-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihyeh
    • Palladius: бие (bije)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ jip⁶
    • Yale: bāt yihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ jip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ yib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ jiːp̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pit-ngia̍p
    • Hakka Romanization System: bid` ngiab
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bid⁵ ngiab⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /pit̚² ŋi̯ap̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pit-gia̍p
    • Tâi-lô: pit-gia̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pitgiap
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiap̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pit̚³²⁻⁵ ɡiap̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiap̚⁴/

Verb

畢業

1. to graduate; to finish school

   畢業典禮／毕业典礼  ―  bìyè diǎnlǐ  ―  graduation ceremony; commencement

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

   延期畢業／延期毕业  ―  yánqī bìyè  ―  to defer graduation

   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.

   畢業後，他仍然與同學保持聯繫。 [MSC, trad.]
   毕业后，他仍然与同学保持联系。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bìyè hòu, tā réngrán yǔ tóngxué bǎochí liánxì. [Pinyin]

   He still keeps in touch with his classmates after graduation.

Synonyms

• (literary) 卒業／卒业 (zúyè)
• (Min Nan) 出業／出业

Usage notes

Unlike its English equivalent graduate, 畢業／毕业 (bìyè) 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."

Derived terms

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