生涯 shēng yá ㄕㄥ ㄧㄚˊ sang1 ngaai4 HSK 7-9
- career
- life (way in which sb lives)
- period of one's life
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生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
涯
- 天涯 Tiān yá ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ tin1 ngaai4 see 天涯区
- 天涯 tiān yá ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ tin1 ngaai4 the other end of the world
- 职涯 職涯 zhí yá ㄓˊ ㄧㄚˊ zik1 ngaai4 career
- 天涯区 天涯區 Tiān yá Qū ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄩ tin1 ngaai4 keoi1 Tianya, a district of Sanya City 三亚市, Hainan
- 咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá ㄓˇ ㄔˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ zi2 cek3 tin1 ngaai4 so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
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- 地角天涯 dì jiǎo tiān yá ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ dei6 gok3 tin1 ngaai4 The ends of the earth
- 天涯比邻 天涯比鄰 tiān yá bǐ lín ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ tin1 ngaai4 bei2 leon4 see 天涯若比邻
- 天涯海角 Tiān yá Hǎi jiǎo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ tin1 ngaai4 hoi2 gok3 Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亚
- 天涯海角 tiān yá hǎi jiǎo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ tin1 ngaai4 hoi2 gok3 the ends of the earth
- 学海无涯 學海無涯 xué hǎi wú yá ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄚˊ hok6 hoi2 mou4 ngaai4 sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn
- 戎马生涯 戎馬生涯 róng mǎ shēng yá ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄥ ㄧㄚˊ jung4 maa5 sang1 ngaai4 army life (idiom)
- 浪迹天涯 浪跡天涯 làng jì tiān yá ㄌㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ long6 zik1 tin1 ngaai4 to roam far and wide (idiom)
- 海角天涯 hǎi jiǎo tiān yá ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ hoi2 gok3 tin1 ngaai4 see 天涯海角
Idioms with these characters
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
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- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 长生久视 長生久視 cháng shēng jiǔ shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 齿颊生香 齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ci2 gaap3 sang1 hoeng1 lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
- 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4 scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
- 浪迹天涯 浪跡天涯 làng jì tiān yá ㄌㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ long6 zik1 tin1 ngaai4 to roam far and wide (idiom)
- 戎马生涯 戎馬生涯 róng mǎ shēng yá ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄥ ㄧㄚˊ jung4 maa5 sang1 ngaai4 army life (idiom)
- 学海无涯 學海無涯 xué hǎi wú yá ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄚˊ hok6 hoi2 mou4 ngaai4 sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn
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Example sentences
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他 的 政治 生涯 结束 結束 了 。
His political career has ended.
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他 的 政治 生涯 完蛋 了 。
His political career is done for.
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