yī​nián​zhī​jì​zài​yú​chūn

a year's plan starts in spring

  • created reference approved 一年之计在于春/一年之計在於春 → 一日之计在于晨/一日之計在於晨 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一年之计在于春 / 一年之計在於春 yī​nián​zhī​jì​zài​yú​chūn

    一日之计在于晨 / 一日之計在於晨 yī​rì​zhī​jì​zài​yú​chén

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  • created reference approved 一年之计在于春/一年之計在於春 → 一生之计在于勤/一生之計在於勤 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一年之计在于春 / 一年之計在於春 yī​nián​zhī​jì​zài​yú​chūn

    一生之计在于勤 / 一生之計在於勤 yī​shēng​zhī​jì​zài​yú​qín

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  • created sense approved 一年之计在于春/一年之計在於春 · yī​nián​zhī​jì​zài​yú​chūn · a year's plan starts in spring — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一年之计在于春 / 一年之計在於春

    yī​nián​zhī​jì​zài​yú​chūn

    a year's plan starts in spring

    The whole year's work depends on a good start in the spring; often paired with [[一日之计在于晨|一日之計在於晨|yi1 ri4 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chen2]] to emphasize that early planning is the key to success

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · whole 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · year 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 计 (literal) → 计/計 · jì · plan 在于 (literal) → 在于/在於 · zài​yú · to depend on 春 (literal) → 春 · chūn · spring

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