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Career in Chinese: 生涯 (shēng yá)

shēng yá

career

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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生
涯

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄧㄚˊ

yá

ㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他的写作生涯长达三十年。

    tā de xiě zuò shēng yá cháng dá sān shí nián。

    His writing career lasted thirty years.

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Related words

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

产生

chǎn shēng

to arise

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