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生涯 (shēng yá): Career / life (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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生涯 consists of 2 characters.

to give birth, to produce, to grow

shore, bank, limit, boundary

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Pinyinshēng yá

Meaningcareer / life

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word生涯

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 生涯.

Words with 生

先生xiān shengHSK 1
医生yī shengHSK 1
学生xué shengHSK 1
中学生zhōng xué shēngHSK 1
大学生dà xué shēngHSK 1
小学生xiǎo xué shēngHSK 1
生日shēng rìHSK 2
生病shēng bìngHSK 2

3.

How to Use 生涯 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 生涯 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith段

yí一

duàn段

shēng生

yá涯

neutral

a period of one's career

Noun + Adjectivewith早期

shēng生

yá涯

zǎo早

qī期

Noun + Nounwith规划

shēng生

yá涯

guī规

huà划

Verb + Objectwith开启

kāi开

qǐ启

shēng生

yá涯

Adjective + Nounwith职业

zhí职

yè业

shēng生

yá涯

4.

Example Sentences with 生涯

tā他

de的

shēng生

yá涯

hěn很

zhǎng长

。

formal

early career

formal

career planning

formal

start a career

formal

career

His career is very long.

zài在

màn漫

cháng长

de的

zhí职

yè业

shēng生

yá涯

zhōng中

，

tā他

shǐ始

zhōng终

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

duì对

chuàng创

xīn新

de的

rè热

chén忱

。

Throughout his long career, he has always maintained enthusiasm for innovation.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

kǎo考

lǜ虑

guò过

chè彻

dǐ底

gǎi改

biàn变

zì自

jǐ己

de的

zhí职

yè业

fā发

zhǎn展

shēng生

yá涯

？

Have you ever considered completely changing the course of your professional career?

tā她

jì计

huà划

zài在

jiào教

shī师

shēng生

yá涯

zhōng中

bāng帮

zhù助

gèng更

duō多

xué学

shēng生

。

She plans to help more students in her teaching career.

tā他

de的

zhèng政

zhì治

shēng生

yá涯

bìng并

fēi非

yì一

fān帆

fēng风

shùn顺

，

ér而

shì是

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

His political career was not smooth sailing but was full of challenges.

huí回

gù顾

wǒ我

de的

xué学

shù术

shēng生

yá涯

，

zuì最

bǎo宝

guì贵

de的

shōu收

huò获

shì是

dú独

lì立

sī思

kǎo考

de的

néng能

lì力

。

Looking back on my academic career, the most valuable gain is the ability to think independently.

zhè这

wèi位

yùn运

dòng动

yuán员

de的

huī辉

huáng煌

shēng生

yá涯

jī激

lì励

le了

xǔ许

duō多

nián年

qīng轻

rén人

zhuī追

qiú求

mèng梦

xiǎng想

。

This athlete's brilliant career has inspired many young people to pursue their dreams.

wǒ我

tīng听

shuō说

tā她

dǎ打

suàn算

tí提

qián前

jié结

shù束

yǎn演

yì艺

shēng生

yá涯

，

qù去

guó国

wài外

jìn进

xiū修

。

I heard she plans to end her acting career early to study abroad.