老当益壮 lǎodāngyìzhuàng old but vigorous Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 老 lǎo adjective old old; aged; (of people) venerable当 當 dāng prepositionadverb at a time At a given time or place; just as; while; when (often used in the pattern 当...的时候 dāng... deshíhou)益 yì adverb more increasingly; more; all the more; used to indicate a deepening degree壮 壯 zhuàng adjective strong strong; robust; sturdy