毕业快乐
bìyè kuàilè
毕业快乐 (bìyè kuàilè) is the Chinese phrase for happy graduation.
毕业快乐 is a greeting used to congratulate someone on completing their studies and graduating from a school or university. It can be used as a standalone greeting or a short exclamation, much like the English phrase 'Happy Birthday'.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of 毕业 (bìyè), meaning graduation and 快乐 (kuàilè), which means happy or joyful.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Chinese, the adjective 快乐 (kuàilè) follows the noun/verb 毕业 (bìyè) to form the greeting, whereas English places the adjective first.
How do you pronounce it?
bìyè kuàilè
Did you know?
- While 'Happy Graduation' is a polite greeting, students often celebrate by saying 解脱了 (jiětuō le), which means 'I am finally liberated', referring to the relief of finishing difficult exams.
- While you might say 毕业快乐 to a friend, in formal ceremonies or written cards, it is more traditional to use the phrase 前程似锦, which literally means 'may your future be as bright as brocade'.
- The word 毕业 literally means 'finishing the study'. In Chinese, the character 业 originally referred to a 'business' or 'occupation', implying that graduation is the transition to one's professional life.
Examples in context
- 小明，毕业快乐啊！Xiao Ming, happy graduation!
- 祝你毕业快乐！Zhù nǐ bìyè kuàilè!I wish you a happy graduation!
- 同学们，毕业快乐！Tóngxuémen, bìyè kuàilè!Classmates, happy graduation!
- 毕业快乐，祝你前程似锦。Bìyè kuàilè, zhù nǐ qiánchéng sì jǐn.Happy graduation, I wish you a bright future.
Example conversation
Two friends meeting on campus after the graduation ceremony.
- 雨婷 Yuting浩然，毕业快乐！Hàorán, bìyè kuàilè!Haoran, happy graduation!
- 浩然 Haoran谢谢雨婷，也祝你毕业快乐。Xièxiè Yǔtíng, yě zhù nǐ bìyè kuàilè.Thanks Yuting, happy graduation to you too.
- 雨婷 Yuting你以后要去哪里工作？Nǐ yǐhòu yào qù nǎlǐ gōngzuò?Where are you going to work in the future?
- 浩然 Haoran我想回老家工作。Wǒ xiǎng huí lǎojiā gōngzuò.I want to go back to my hometown to work.
