应届生

Traditional form:

應屆生

Pinyin (reading):

yīngjièshēng

Definitions:

• student graduating in the current academic year; current-year graduate; fresh graduate

Characters:

• 应 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 届 - deadline; period; measure word for elections, meetings, and other events
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth

Traditional characters:

• 應 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 屆 - deadline; period; measure word for elections, meetings, and other events
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth