生涯

shēng yá

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. career
2. life (way in which sb lives)
3. period of one's life

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 人生 rén shēng 人生 rén shēng life (one's time on earth) Refers to human life as a whole, while 生涯 is more about one's career or a specific period of life.: life (one's time on earth)
• 生计 shēng jì 生计 shēng jì livelihood Means livelihood; related to making a living, often in the context of one's career.: livelihood
• 历程 lì chéng 历程 lì chéng course Means course or journey; can be used for one's life journey, overlapping with 生涯.: course

Synonyms

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• 职业 zhí yè 职业 zhí yè occupation; profession; vocation Used in contexts of profession or occupation, e.g., 职业生涯.: occupation; profession; vocation

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly collocates with 职业 (career), 政治 (political), 运动 (sports) to form terms like 职业生涯, 政治生涯, 运动生涯.

Common mistakes

生涯 is often used for long-term or professional phases, not for daily life (use 生活 instead).

Example Sentences

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他的职业 生涯 非常成功。

His career was very successful.

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Words Containing 生涯

• 戎马生涯 戎马生涯 róng mǎ shēng yá: army life (idiom)

Child Words of 生涯

• 生 生 shēng: to be born
• 涯 涯 yá: border