青壮年 (青壯年)
qīng zhuàng nián
Pinyin
Definition
青壮年 (青壯年)
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- the prime of one's life
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一年之计在于春
- 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
- 2 early planning is the key to success
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
- 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
- 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
- 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不分青红皂白
- 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
- 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
- 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
- 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
Sample Sentences
只种几亩地恐怕不够养家糊口发家致富吧?要不然哪来的那么多农民工?青壮年都出去打工,把老婆孩子放在老家留守,谁愿意啊?
Don't you think people worry that they won't be able to feed their families or save money just by cultivating a few mu of land? Otherwise, why would there be so many migrant workers? They go out to work in the prime of their youths and leave their wife and children at home to take care of things. Who would choose that?
至少要买一口好棺材。有的人家会修很豪华的墓穴,再立个墓碑。出殡那天请八九个青壮年把棺材抬到墓地去。还要请前来参加丧礼的亲戚朋友吃饭。
At the very least, you have to buy a good coffin. Some people construct really luxurious burial vaults and place a tombstone on top. On the day of the funeral procession, they'll find 8 or 9 strong, young people to help carry the coffin to the grave site. They'll also treat the relatives who came to the funeral earlier to a dinner.