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the whole of; to finish; to complete the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished
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business; occupation; study
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畢
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業
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毕
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业
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Etymology
The Japanese entertainment/fandom slang meaning of "to graduate (to leave a group)" is a Semantic loan from Japanese 卒業 (sotsugyō).
Pronunciation
Note: biag8 ngiab8 - Jieyang.
Verb
畢⫽業 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- 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.
- 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.
- He still keeps in touch with his classmates after graduation.
- (Japanese entertainment fandom slang) to graduate (to leave a group)
- (figurative, business) to quit ; to be fired
歡歡：在京東工作五年，一周內「畢業」 [MSC, trad.]
欢欢：在京东工作五年，一周内「毕业」 [MSC, simp.]- Huānhuān: zài Jīngdōng gōngzuò wǔ nián, yī zhōu nèi “bìyè”
- Huanhuan: Worked for JD.com for five years and "stepped down" within a week.
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."
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