"Career" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4]
 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life
 zhí yá career
 chū dào to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc) / to start one's career
 diān fēng summit / apex / pinnacle (of one's career etc) / peak (of a civilization etc)
 qǐ jiā to start out by / to grow an enterprise beginning with / to begin one's career by
 nu:3 qiáng rén successful career woman / able woman
  career development
 shì tú official career (formal)
 rú rì zhōng tiān lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
 dǎ tiān xià to seize power / to conquer the world / to establish and expand a business / to carve out a career for oneself
 fěn mò dēng chǎng to make up and go on stage (idiom) / to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
 fēi huáng téng dá lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom) / fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career
 jiān xióng person who seeks advancement by any means / career climber / unscrupulous careerist
 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment
 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
 Huí Liáng yù Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013
 fú yáo zhí shàng to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career
  career track
 chéng jiā lì yè to get married and start a career (idiom) / to settle down / to establish oneself
 diàn jiǎo shí stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career
 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
 qīng yún zhí shàng rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom) / rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career
 yín yuán pān fù to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom) / to advance one's career by currying favor / social climbing
 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties
 lǐ yú tiào lóng mén to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom) / to get one's big break
 shèng nu:3 "leftover woman" (successful career woman who has remained single)
 yín yuán to curry favor / to advance one's career by toadying
 zhí yè guǎn lǐ zhì duó Career Management System
 rèn qī píng jūn xīn chóu gōng shì career average pay formula
  Career Resource Centre
  Career Support and Performance Management Section
  Recruitment, Outreach and Career Development Section
 zhōng shēn rèn yòng career appointment
  career opportunities
  Career Development and Resourcing Branch
  Career Development Unit
 jìn shēng tú jìng career path
  Career Portal Analyst
  career support
  training and career development officer
  Director of Career Management
  Learning and Career Management Branch
  Career Support Guide
  Dual Career and Staff Mobility programme
  Career Transition Unit
 yǐ zú "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
 shōu shān (slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career / to pack it in / (of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game / (of a business) to cease to operate
 shōu shān zhī zuò the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc
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