| 事业 | shì yè | undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 生涯 | shēng yá | career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life | |
| 职涯 | zhí yá | career | |
| 出道 | chū dào | to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc) / to start one's career | |
| 巅峰 | diān fēng | summit / apex / pinnacle (of one's career etc) / peak (of a civilization etc) | |
| 起家 | qǐ jiā | to start out by / to grow an enterprise beginning with / to begin one's career by | |
| 女强人 | nu:3 qiáng rén | successful career woman / able woman | |
| 职业发展 | | career development | |
| 仕途 | shì tú | official career (formal) | |
| 如日中天 | rú rì zhōng tiān | lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc | |
| 打天下 | dǎ tiān xià | to seize power / to conquer the world / to establish and expand a business / to carve out a career for oneself | |
| 粉墨登场 | fěn mò dēng chǎng | to make up and go on stage (idiom) / to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime) | |
| 飞黄腾达 | fēi huáng téng dá | lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom) / fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career | |
| 奸雄 | jiān xióng | person who seeks advancement by any means / career climber / unscrupulous careerist | |
| 望子成龙 | 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 | |
| 平步青云 | píng bù qīng yún | to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) | |
| 回良玉 | 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 | |
| 扶摇直上 | fú yáo zhí shàng | to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career | |
| 终身制 | | career track | |
| 成家立业 | chéng jiā lì yè | to get married and start a career (idiom) / to settle down / to establish oneself | |
| 垫脚石 | diàn jiǎo shí | stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career | |
| 抓周 | 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.) | |
| 青云直上 | qīng yún zhí shàng | rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom) / rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career | |
| 夤缘攀附 | yín yuán pān fù | to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom) / to advance one's career by currying favor / social climbing | |
| 戴盆望天 | 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 | |
| 鲤鱼跳龙门 | lǐ yú tiào lóng mén | to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom) / to get one's big break | |
| 剩女 | shèng nu:3 | "leftover woman" (successful career woman who has remained single) | |
| 夤缘 | yín yuán | to curry favor / to advance one's career by toadying | |
| 职业管理制度 | zhí yè guǎn lǐ zhì duó | Career Management System | |
| 任期平均薪酬公式 | rèn qī píng jūn xīn chóu gōng shì | career average pay formula | |
| 职业资源中心 | | Career Resource Centre | |
| 职业支助和业绩管理科 | | Career Support and Performance Management Section | |
| 征聘、外联和职业发展科 | | Recruitment, Outreach and Career Development Section | |
| 终身任用 | zhōng shēn rèn yòng | career appointment | |
| 职业机会 | | career opportunities | |
| 征聘和职业发展处 | | Career Development and Resourcing Branch | |
| 职业发展股 | | Career Development Unit | |
| 晋升途径 | jìn shēng tú jìng | career path | |
| 职业门户网分析员 | | Career Portal Analyst | |
| 职业支助 | | career support | |
| 训练和职业发展干事 | | training and career development officer | |
| 职业管理主任 | | Director of Career Management | |
| 学习和职业管理处 | | Learning and Career Management Branch | |
| 职业支助指南 | | Career Support Guide | |
| 双职工和工作人员流动方桉 | | Dual Career and Staff Mobility programme | |
| 职业过渡股 | | Career Transition Unit | |
| 蚁族 | yǐ zú | "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career | |
| 收山 | 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 | |
| 收山之作 | shōu shān zhī zuò | the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc | |
