活到老学到老

活到老學到老

huó dào lǎo xué dào lǎo

phrase

Meanings

1 live until old, learn until old
2 it is never too late to learn

Characters

Examples

我奶奶六十岁才开始学英语,真是活到老学到老。

Wǒ nǎinai liùshí suì cái kāishǐ xué Yīngyǔ, zhēnshì huódàolǎoxuédàolǎo.

My grandma only started learning English at sixty — truly a case of learning for a lifetime.

活到老学到老,知识是永远学不完的。

Huódàolǎoxuédàolǎo, zhīshi shì yǒngyuǎn xué bù wán de.

Keep learning as long as you live — there's always more to know.

Tips

usage

Standard encouragement line for older learners or anyone picking up a new skill late. In Chinese schools it's also attributed to Soviet revolutionary Mikhail Kalinin (加里宁), whose version 'activists must learn as long as they live' was popularised in PRC education materials.

Stroke Order

活 huó

到 dào

老 lǎo

学 xué