生涯

shēngyá

noun HSK 7-9 #3,652

Meanings

HSK 3

他的职业生涯非常成功。

Tā de zhíyè shēngyá fēicháng chénggōng.

His professional career has been very successful.

HSK 5

大学生涯是人生中最美好的时光。

Dàxué shēngyá shì rénshēng zhōng zuì měihǎo de shíguāng.

One's university years are the most wonderful time in life.

usage

生涯 is often paired with a modifier: 职业生涯 (professional career), 学术生涯 (academic career), 军旅生涯 (military career).

memory

生 (life) + 涯 (shore/edge) - the shores of one's life, the span of a career.

生 shēng

涯 yá