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毕业bì yèto graduate

HSK 4word

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毕业 (bì yè) means "to graduate" or "to finish school," and it can also be the noun "graduation." It is often used with a school level, as in 大学毕业 (to graduate from university), and with 以后 to talk about plans after graduation, as in 毕业以后 (after graduating).

What does 毕业 mean?

  1. 1.

    to graduateverb

  2. 2.

    to finish schoolverb

  3. 3.

    graduationnoun

What do the characters in 毕业 mean?

  • 毕to finish
  • 业school studies

How do you use 毕业?

毕业 can follow a school word, as in 大学毕业, and does not take a direct object.

What are some examples of 毕业 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 6

    我哥哥去年大学毕业了。

    Wǒ gēge qùnián dàxué bìyè le.

    My older brother graduated from university last year.

  2. HSK 6

    你毕业以后想做什么？

    Nǐ bìyè yǐhòu xiǎng zuò shénme?

    What do you want to do after you graduate?

  3. HSK 6

    她毕业三年了。

    Tā bìyè sān nián le.

    It has been three years since she graduated.

How is 毕业 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你什么时候毕业？

    Nǐ shénme shíhou bìyè?

    When do you graduate?

  2. Speaker B:

    明年六月，还有一年。

    Míngnián liù yuè, hái yǒu yì nián.

    Next June; there's one more year.

  3. Speaker A:

    毕业以后你想去哪儿工作？

    Bìyè yǐhòu nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr gōngzuò?

    Where do you want to work after graduating?

  4. Speaker B:

    我想回家乡当老师。

    Wǒ xiǎng huí jiāxiāng dāng lǎoshī.

    I want to go back to my hometown and be a teacher.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.