生涯

xiě zuò shēng yá

写作生涯

write for a living

zhèng zhì shēng yá

政治生涯

a political career

róng mǎ shēng yá

戎马生涯

military career

wén xué shēng yá

文学生涯

literature career

wài jiāo shēng yá

外交生涯

a diplomatic career

gé mìng shēng yá

革命生涯

life of a revolutionary

tā cóng suì qǐ biàn kāi shǐ le jiāo shū shēng yá

他从20岁起便开始了教书生涯。

He began a career in teaching at the age of 20.

tā shì yè shēng yá zhōng dà bù fen shí jiān cóng shì zhèng fǔ gōng zuò

他事业生涯中大部分时间从事政府工作。

He spent much of his career in public office.