created sense approved 十年树木，百年树人/十年樹木，百年樹人 · shíniánshùmùbǎiniánshùrén · it takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred to cultivate a person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
十年树木，百年树人 / 十年樹木，百年樹人
shíniánshùmùbǎiniánshùrén
it takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred to cultivate a person
A proverb meaning that nurturing talent is a long-term project that requires patience and effort. It suggests that while growing timber takes time, the education and development of human beings is a far more profound and enduring task.
十年树木 (literal) → 十年树木/十年樹木 · shíniánshùmù · it takes ten years to grow a tree ， (non_chinese) 百年树人 (literal) → 百年树人/百年樹人 · bǎiniánshùrén · it takes a century to train a person
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