Correct
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
/ shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì lǎo dà tú shāng bēi /
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Collocation
1
这就叫做少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
2
发出少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲的感慨
3
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲，这话很有道理
Definition
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
Literally means:
if one does not exert oneself in youth
Actually means:
he will regret it in his old age; laziness in youth spells regret in old age
If one does not exert himself in youth, he will regret when he is old.
It is often used to urge young people to study hard and work hard while they are young and energetic so as not to make themselves feel regretful when they get old.
年轻力壮的时候不勤奋，不用功，到长大了或年老时，后悔或悲伤也没用了。
常用来劝人要趁年轻的时候抓紧时间用功学习，努力工作，不要老了给自己留下遗憾！
Example
Used as a minor sentence or as object or attributive. (作小句、宾语、定语)
1
Shǎozhuàng
少壮
bù
不
nǔlì
努力
,
lǎodàtúshāngbēi
老大徒伤悲
。
Wǒ
我
yǐqián
以前
bù
不
ài
爱
dúshū
读书
,
xuéshí
学识
hé
和
jìnéng
技能
dōu
都
bùrú
不如
rén
人
,
xiànzài
现在
lǎo
老
le
了
jiù
就
cháng
尝
dào
到
liǎo
了
shǎozhuàng
少壮
bù
不
nǔlì
努力
de
的
kǔguǒ
苦果
。
Young and strong do not work hard, the old man sad. I did not love reading, learning and skills are inferior to people, and now old on the taste of "young and strong do not work hard" bitter fruit.
2
Rúguǒ
如果
nǐmen
你们
xiànzài
现在
bù
不
nǔlì
努力
,
lǎo
老
le
了
hòuhuǐ
后悔
dōu
都
méiyòng
没用
,
zhè
这
jiù
就
jiàozuò
叫做
shǎozhuàng
少壮
bù
不
nǔlì
努力
,
lǎodàtúshāngbēi
老大徒伤悲
。
If you don't work hard now, old regret is useless, this is called young strong don't work hard, old man sad.
3
Línjū
邻居
lǎozhāng
老张
jīngcháng
经常
fāchū
发出
shǎozhuàng
少壮
bù
不
nǔlì
努力
,
lǎodàtúshāngbēi
老大徒伤悲
de
的
gǎnkǎi
感慨
,
hòuhuǐ
后悔
dāngnián
当年
bù
不
zhùzhòng
注重
yīngyǔ
英语
kǒuyǔ
口语
xùnliàn
训练
,
xiànzài
现在
bǔ
补
yě
也
bǔ
补
bù
不
shàng
上
。
Neighbor Lao Zhang often issued young strong do not work hard, the old man sad feeling, regret that year did not pay attention to oral English training, now can not make up.