汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
When you are young and strong, you don't work hard, and when you are old, sadness is useless
年轻力壮的时候不奋发图强,到了老年,悲伤也没用了。
shǎo/shào () zhuàng bù/bú lǎo dà/dài () shāng bēi
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

可是爸爸妈妈总是告诉我,少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲

But my mom and dad said to me that if I didn't work hard now I would be nothing in the future.

乎所有人都知道著名的中国谚语:少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲

Almost everyone knows the famous Chinese saying: a young idler, an old beggar.

我的好多时间都糊里糊涂的混过去了,“少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。”

Too much time has been spent lavishly. "a young idler, an old beggar."

例:“少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲”这句老话对如何珍惜青春年华也许是明智的忠告。

The old saying "Laziness in youth spells regret in old age" may be sensible advice on how to cherish the years of youth.

“少年不努力,老大徒伤悲”。

"juvenile efforts, the mastermind behind only".