生涯 meaning in English

shēngyá

career; life (way in which sb lives)

HSK 7-9noun16 strokes

Meaning of 生涯

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

生涯 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā的de政zhèng治zhì生shēng涯yá结jié束shù了le。
His political career has ended.
他tā的de政zhèng治zhì生shēng涯yá完wán蛋dàn了le。
His political career is done for.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

涯 yá · border · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 生涯.

先生xiānshengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
医生yīshēngdoctor; medical practitioner
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
学生xuéshēngstudent; schoolchild
生日shēngrìbirthday
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student
男生nánshēngschoolboy; male student
大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student; college student
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student; schoolchild
中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle-school student; high school student
生活shēnghuóto live; life

Questions about 生涯

What does 生涯 mean?

生涯 (shēngyá) means "career; life (way in which sb lives)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 生涯?

生涯 is made of 2 characters: 生 (5 strokes), 涯 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 生涯 an HSK word?

Yes. 生涯 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.