年富力强

年富力強
niánfùlìqiáng
idiom #97,283

Meanings

  1. 1 young and vigorous
  2. 2 in the prime of life
  3. 3 with many productive years ahead

Examples

Tā nián fù lì qiáng, zhèng shì gàn shìyè de hǎo shíhou.
He's in his prime — the perfect time to build a career.
Gōngsī xūyào nián fù lì qiáng de gànbù.
The company needs vigorous young managers.
Zhè pī gōngchéngshī nián fù lì qiáng, jīngyàn fēngfù.
This group of engineers is young, energetic, and experienced.

Tips

history
Rooted in Zhu Xi's Song-era commentary on 《·》 (the 后生 line): '后生年富力强足以有待' — 'the young have years in abundance and strength, enough to accumulate learning and await their time'. originally meant 'rich in years yet to come', i.e. young.
mistakes
here means 'abundant in future years' — i.e. young. Counter-intuitively, does NOT mean wealthy. = young, = strong.

Stroke Order

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