养兵千日，用兵一时 yǎngbīngqiānrìyòngbīngyīshí training pays off Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 养兵千日，用兵一时 養兵千日，用兵一時 yǎngbīngqiānrìyòngbīngyīshí training pays off Literally "train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour"; emphasizes that extensive long-term preparation is necessary to be ready for a single moment of crisis.
养兵千日，用兵一时 養兵千日，用兵一時 yǎngbīngqiānrìyòngbīngyīshí training pays off Literally "train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour"; emphasizes that extensive long-term preparation is necessary to be ready for a single moment of crisis.
