Meaning of 毕业生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- graduate
How to use 毕业生
毕业生 is a common noun for people who have just completed school or university, and it often appears with words like 大学 (dàxué) or 应届 (yīngjiè, this year's). Example: 他是北京大学的毕业生。(Tā shì Běijīng Dàxué de bìyèshēng.) He is a graduate of Peking University.
毕业 (bìyè) means to finish your studies, and 生 (shēng) means a person who studies, as in 学生 (xuéshēng). So a 毕业生 is a student who has finished: a graduate.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 毕业 alone to mean "a graduate," but 毕业 is a verb meaning "to graduate," so say 我是毕业生 (wǒ shì bìyèshēng), not 我是毕业. Also watch the tone on 毕 (bì), which is fourth tone, not third.
毕业生 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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毕 bì · to finish · 6 strokes
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业 yè · line of business · 5 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 毕业生.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
Questions about 毕业生
What does 毕业生 mean?
毕业生 (bìyèshēng) means "graduate" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 毕业生?
毕业生 is made of 3 characters: 毕 (6 strokes), 业 (5 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 毕业生 an HSK word?
Yes. 毕业生 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 毕业生 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 毕业生 is written 畢業生.
How do you say "graduate from a school" in Chinese?
Use 从...毕业 or put the school before 毕业, as in 我从清华大学毕业 (Wǒ cóng Qīnghuá Dàxué bìyè) or 我清华大学毕业. Do not put the school directly after 毕业 in careful speech, since 毕业 does not normally take an object.
What is the difference between 毕业生 and 研究生?
毕业生 (bìyèshēng) is anyone who has graduated from any level of school. 研究生 (yánjiūshēng) means a graduate student, someone currently studying for a master's or doctoral degree.