老当益壮 (lǎo dāng yì zhuàng) — (idiom) to become more vigorous and ambitious with age; to remain spirited in old age
Definition
A chengyu praising older people who stay energetic and ambitious as they age. Note: 老当益壮 ≠ 老当益壮 (老年 remittance) — it is the fixed idiom meaning 'the older, the more vigorous'.
idiom
to become more vigorous and ambitious with ageto remain spirited in old age
Examples
- ，老当益壮，。Tā suī rán qī shí duō suì le, dàn lǎo dāng yì zhuàng, měi tiān hái jiān chí gōng zuò.Although he is over seventy, he is still vigorous with age and insists on working every day.
- 老当益壮，。Zhè wèi lǎo jiào shòu lǎo dāng yì zhuàng, tuì xiū hòu hái xiě le sān běn shū.This old professor is more vigorous with age — he wrote three books after retirement.
- 老当益壮，。Yé ye lǎo dāng yì zhuàng, měi tiān zǎo chén dōu qù gōng yuán pǎo bù.Grandpa is still full of vigor in his old age; he goes jogging in the park every morning.
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