朝气蓬勃
zhāo qì péng bó
full of youthful vigour
Character by character
朝zhāo
morning
morning
气qì
air
air
蓬péng
thriving
thriving
勃bó
vigorous
vigorous
Example
新来的几位年轻老师朝气蓬勃，很受学生欢迎。
The new young teachers are full of energy and very popular with the pupils.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
朝 is zhāo, “morning”, not cháo. Used of young people, teams and new cities. Its best-known use is Mao Zedong’s 1957 speech to Chinese students in Moscow, which likened the young to the sun at eight or nine in the morning.
Learn this in Lesson 17 · HSK 5: 中学生的一天 (A school day in China)
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