十年树木
shí​nián​shù​mù

it takes ten years to grow a tree

  • created sense approved 十年树木/十年樹木 · shí​nián​shù​mù · it takes ten years to grow a tree — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十年树木 / 十年樹木

    shí​nián​shù​mù

    it takes ten years to grow a tree

    it takes a long time to cultivate trees; often used as the first half of a proverb to contrast the time needed for physical growth with the much longer time needed for human education

    十 (literal) → 十 · shí · ten 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · year 树木 (literal) → 树木/樹木 · shù​mù · to plant trees

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