生涯

shēng yá · sheng ya

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)教(jiào)学(xué)生(shēng)涯(yá)写(xiě)成(chéng)了(le)一(yì)本(běn)书(shū)。

She wrote a book about her teaching career.

02

他(tā)回(huí)顾(gù)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)运(yùn)动(dòng)生(shēng)涯(yá),觉(jué)得(de)没(méi)有(yǒu)遗(yí)憾(hàn)。

Looking back on his sports career, he feels he has no regrets.

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