仕途

shì tú duō chuǎn

仕途多舛

have an official career filled with misfortunes

shì tú duō jiǎn

仕途多蹇

an official career fraught with difficulties and danger

shì tú jié jìng

仕途捷径

shortcut to officialdom

shì tú chén fú

仕途沉浮

the ups and downs of an official career