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bìyè

毕业bìyèbìyè
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Usages of bìyè

我wǒ　姐姐jiějie　已经yǐjīng　大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　了le，　现在xiànzài　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。wǒ jiějie yǐjīng dàxué bìyè le, xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
My older sister has already graduated from university and now works at a company.
姐姐jiějie　毕业bìyè　那nà　天tiān，　父母fùmǔ　既jì　高兴gāoxìng　又yòu　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难过nánguò。jiějie bìyè nà tiān, fùmǔ jì gāoxìng yòu yǒudiǎnr nánguò.
On the day my sister graduated, our parents were both happy and a bit sad.
大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　以后yǐhòu，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　工作gōngzuò，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　回huí　郊区jiāoqū。dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, yǒude rén xiǎng liú zài shìzhōngxīn gōngzuò, yǒude rén xiǎng huí jiāoqū.
After graduating from university, some people want to stay and work downtown, and some want to go back to the suburbs.

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