毕业 bì yè
“graduation; to graduate; to finish school”
verb, verb / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4Traditional 畢業
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
毕业 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1029: 毕业 bìyè — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 105
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 毕业
毕业 means "to graduate" or "graduation." For the verb use, the school normally comes before it, or it follows 从: 大学毕业 / 从大学毕业; 了 often marks a completed graduation. It also appears before time or noun words, as in 毕业以后 and 毕业典礼.
例句Example sentences
- 我姐姐去年大学毕业了。wǒ jiě jie qù nián dà xué bì yè le.My older sister graduated from university last year.
- 他毕业以后想回国工作。tā bì yè yǐ hòu xiǎng huí guó gōng zuò.After graduating, he wants to go back to his country to work.
- 毕业那天，我们班一起照了很多照片。bì yè nà tiān, wǒ men bān yì qǐ zhào le hěn duō zhào piàn.On graduation day, our class took a lot of photos together.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我毕业大学了。
✓我大学毕业了。
毕业 does not take the school as a direct object; put the school before 毕业, or use 从 before the school.