事业心

事業心

shìyèxīn

noun #59,776

Meanings

1 devotion to one's career
2 professional ambition
3 drive to succeed at work

Characters

matter / affair

occupation / enterprise

Examples

她是个很有事业心的女人。

Tā shì gè hěn yǒu shìyèxīn de nǚrén.

She's a very career-driven woman.

年轻时事业心强是好事。

Niánqīng shí shìyèxīn qiáng shì hǎoshì.

Having strong career ambition when you're young is a good thing.

Tips

usage

Almost always paired with 有 (yǒu, 'to have') or 强 (qiáng, 'strong'): 有事业心 / 事业心强 = career-minded. The opposite is 没有事业心 — content to coast at work.

Stroke Order

事 shì

业 yè

心 xīn