毕 (bì): the whole of, to finish, to complete
毕 (bì) is a Chinese character meaning “the whole of.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 比 (phonetic) and 十 (semantic). It ranks #1092 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 毕 complete. Its radical form 比 (compare) appears in many related characters such as 比 (bǐ, Belgium), 毙 (bì, to die).
Definitions
- the whole of
- to finish
- to complete
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 毕
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 完毕 | wán bì | to finish |
| 毕生 | bì shēng | all one's life |
| 毕加索 | bì jiā suǒ | Picasso |
| 内罗毕 | nèi luó bì | Nairobi, capital of Kenya |
| 毕达哥拉斯 | bì dá gē lā sī | Pythagoras |
| 毕恭毕敬 | bì gōng bì jìng | reverent and respectful |
| 锋芒毕露 | fēng máng bì lù | to show off one's ability |
| 毕兹 | bì zī | QNB (quinuclidinyl benzilate) |
| 凶相毕露 | xiōng xiàng bì lù | show one's ferocious appearance (idiom) |
| 毕宿五 | bì xiù wǔ | Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri |
| 当天事当天毕 | dàng tiān shì dàng tiān bì | never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom) |
| 今日事今日毕 | jīn rì shì jīn rì bì | never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom) |
| 证明完毕 | zhèng míng wán bì | (math.) end of proof |
| 毕业证书 | bì yè zhèng shū | (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met al... |
| 毕其功于一役 | bì qí gōng yú yī yì | to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom) |
毕 appears in 41 compound words: 63 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 毕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
to fail to show restraint and display one's talent or vigour to the fullest extent
show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed; with fangs bared
Example Sentences
毕字在日常生活中使用频率中等。
bì zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ zhōng děng .
The character "毕" is used moderately frequently in daily life.
...元但正被 AI“抢饭碗”:头部企业裁员、毕业生就业率严重下滑
. . . yuán dàn zhèng bèi A I qiǎng fàn wǎn : tóu bù qǐ yè cái yuán , bì yè shēng jiù yè lǜ yán chóng xià huá
... Yuan Dan is being "robbed of jobs" by AI: leading companies lay off employees, and the employment rate of graduates has declined seriously
...大越籍女大生新北骑车遇死劫 师生哀悼:她毕业留台...竟成遗恨
. . . dà yuè jí nǚ dà shēng xīn běi qí chē yù sǐ jié shī shēng āi dào : tā bì yè liú tái . . . jìng chéng yí hèn
... A female college student from Dayue was killed while riding a bicycle in New Taipei, and teachers and students mourned: she graduated and stayed in Taiwan... It turned out to be a regret
内罗毕大学非洲俄罗斯研究中心正式成立
nèi luó bì dà xué fēi zhōu é luó sī yán jiū zhōng xīn zhèng shì chéng lì
The Center for African Russian Studies at the University of Nairobi was officially established
逢甲大学毕委会长侵占474万会费 买股票大亏还被判...
féng jiǎ dà xué bì wěi huì cháng qīn zhàn 4 7 4 wàn huì fèi mǎi gǔ piào dà kuī hái bèi pàn . . .
The president of the Bi Committee of Feng Chia University embezzled 4.74 million dues and was sentenced to a big loss in buying stocks...
原声毕录|“你是卫冕冠军,没有另外一个”
yuán shēng bì lù nǐ shì wèi 冕 guàn jūn , méi yǒu lìng wài yī gè
Soundtrack Recording|" You are the defending champion, there is no other one"
我爸爸是哈佛大学毕业的。
Wǒ bàba shì Hāfó Dàxué bìyè de.
My father graduated from Harvard University.
毕加索是个人尽皆知的著名艺术家。
Bìjiāsuǒ shì gèrén jìnjiē zhī de zhùmíng yìshùjiā.
Picasso is a famous artist whom everyone knows.
她被视为日本的毕加索。
Tā bèi shìwéi Rìběn de Bìjiāsuǒ.
She is known as the Japanese Picasso.
毕竟，即使是神也会偶尔出差错。
Bìjìng, jíshǐ shì shén yě huì ǒu'ěr chū chācuò.
After all, even the gods may err at times.
Character Family
比 Radical Family — Characters sharing the compare radical
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