tā / zǎo / nián / de / shì / tú / pō / wéi / jiǎn / zhì / chí / chí / méi / yǒu / dé / dào / shēng / qiān

他早年的仕途颇为蹇滞，迟迟没有得到升迁。

His early career was quite unfavorable, and he was not promoted for a long time.