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 học ― to graduate from a university/college