Definitions

(verb) to finish; to complete
(adjective) complete; finished

Etymology

Simplified form of . represents the sound. The bottom component is a remnant from the traditional character .

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About

The character "毕", simplified from the traditional form "畢", originally meant a hunting net, with the traditional character incorporating the radical "田" along with other structural elements, while the simplified version is constructed from the components "比" and "十". Its meaning shifted from denoting the net itself to expressing the act of completion, likely because the net's function in capturing prey concluded the hunt, resulting in its modern primary sense of finishing or ending, as seen in compounds such as "完毕" (to finish) and "毕业" (to graduate).

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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我今年大学业。

Wǒ jīnnián dàxué bìyè.

I graduate from university this year.

他的工作已经完

Tā de gōngzuò yǐjīng wánbì.

His work is already finished.

竟,这不是一件小事。

Bìjìng, zhè bùshì yī jiàn xiǎo shì.

After all, this is not a small matter.

生都在照顾病人。

Tā bìshēng dōu zài zhàogù bìngrén.

She has been taking care of patients all her life.

会议在中午准时闭幕。

Huìyì zài zhōngwǔ zhǔnshí bìmù.

The meeting closed on time at noon.

竟,经验是需要积累的。

Bìjìng, jīngyàn shì xūyào jīlěi de.

After all, experience needs to be accumulated.

项目完前,我们不能松懈。

Xiàngmù wánbì qián, wǒmen bùnéng sōngxiè.

Before the project is finished, we cannot relax.

在阳光下,水晶的棱角现。

Zài yángguāng xià, shuǐjīng de léngjiǎo bì xiàn.

In the sunlight, the edges of the crystal are fully visible.