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老当益壮

lǎo dāng yì zhuàngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
old but vigorous (idiom) / hale and hearty despite the years
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-01ba8b8729706314. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

老當益壯 老当益壮 [lao3 dang1 yi4 zhuang4] /old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years/

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Other forms in these source records: 老當益壯

  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 当
    dāng

    (onom.) dong / ding dong (bell) / to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at

    dàng

    at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)

  • 益
    yì

    benefit / profit / advantage / beneficial / to increase / to add / all the more

    Yì

    surname Yi

  • 壮
    zhuàng

    to strengthen / strong / robust

    Zhuàng

    Zhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.