生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
生涯
shēngyá
career; life experience
Characters in this word
涯 yá
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 厓 precipice
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他的学术生涯跨越半个世纪，几乎见证了整个学科的兴起。 Tā de xuéshù shēngyá kuàyuè bàn gè shìjì, jīhū jiànzhèng le zhěnggè xuékē de xīngqǐ. His academic career spans half a century and has witnessed almost the entire rise of the discipline.
- 她的演艺生涯虽然短暂，却给观众留下了深刻的印象。 Tā de yǎnyì shēngyá suīrán duǎnzàn, què gěi guānzhòng liúxià le shēnkè de yìnxiàng. Although her stage career was brief, it left a deep impression on the audience.
- 他把整个职业生涯都献给了医学研究。 Tā bǎ zhěnggè zhíyè shēngyá dōu xiàngěi le yīxué yánjiū. He devoted his entire professional career to medical research.
Related words
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 医生 yīshēng doctor
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 出生 chūshēng to be born