- 少壮派 shàozhuàngpài young guardA group of young, capable, and energetic people within a larger organization who often promote new ideas or a more vigorous approach; stalwarts; new wave.
- 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲 shàozhuàngbùnǔlìlǎodàtúshāngbēi if you are lazy in your youth, you will regret it in your old ageA proverb meaning that if one does not work hard while young and strong, one will only have useless regrets when old; from the Han dynasty poem [[长歌行|長歌行|chang2 ge1 xing2]]