生涯

shēngyá

noun HSK 7 #3,652

Meanings

Tā de zhíyè shēngyá fēicháng chénggōng.

His professional career has been very successful.

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