tốt nghiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 卒業.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tot̚˧˦ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tok̚˦˧˥ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tok̚˦˥ ŋip̚˨˩˨]

Verb

tốt nghiệp

  1. to graduate

Usage notes

  • With the meaning "to graduate from", the verb tốt nghiệp does not demand any preposition:
tốt nghiệp đại họcto graduate from a university/college