老当益壮

Traditional (Taiwan): 老當益壯

lǎodāngyìzhuàng ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄤ ㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

    • old but vigorous (idiom) hale and hearty despite the years

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

老当益壮 describes how an older person actually behaves, working with more vigor than ever. 老骥伏枥 is about the inner attitude, the ambition that refuses to fade with age, and is usually quoted with 志在千里.

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