生涯

shēngyá

noun HSK 7-9 #3,652

Meanings

他的职业生涯非常成功。

Tā de zhíyè shēngyá fēicháng chénggōng.

His professional career has been very successful.

大学生涯是人生中最美好的时光。

Dàxuéshēng yá 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