bat1 jip6 lai5畢業禮毕业礼
Jyutpingbat1 jip6 lai5
Yalebāt yihp láih
Definition
Graduation ceremony; a ceremony celebrating and marking the graduation of a group of students.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the formal event where students receive their degrees or diplomas. It is common to pair this with the verb 參加 to indicate attendance or 舉行 to indicate the hosting of the event.
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When is your graduation ceremony being held this year?
I am going to attend a graduation ceremony tomorrow, I am so excited.
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Common phrases
attend a graduation ceremony
hold a graduation ceremony
Common mistake
Avoid using 畢業典禮 in casual speech as it sounds overly formal or academic; 畢業禮 is the standard term used by students and parents in everyday life.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
