bì yè
graduate
我今年毕业了。
Wǒ jīnnián bìyè le.
I graduated this year.
他正在准备毕业论文。
Tā zhèngzài zhǔnbèi bìyè lùnwén.
He is preparing his graduation thesis.
毕业后，她找到了工作。
Bìyè hòu, tā zhǎodào le gōngzuò.
After graduation, she found a job.
结业 (jiéyè)
graduation
肄业 (yìyè)
graduation
入学 (rùxué)
enroll
肄业 (yìyè)
drop out
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The Chinese word 毕业 (bìyè) is composed of two characters: **毕** (bì) and **业** (yè). The character **毕** originally meant "to finish" or "to complete," and it is often used in words related to completion or graduation, such as **毕业典礼** (bìyè diǎnlǐ, graduation ceremony) and **毕业证书** (bìyè zhèngshū, graduation certificate). The character **业** originally meant "work" or "occupation," and it is often used in words related to work or career, such as **职业** (zhíyè, occupation) and **事业** (shìyè, career). When these two characters are combined to form the word **毕业**, it takes on the meaning of "graduation" or "completion of studies."
