百年樹人
bǎi​nián​shù​rén

it takes a century to train a person

  • created reference approved 百年树人/百年樹人 → 十年树木/十年樹木 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    百年树人 / 百年樹人 bǎi​nián​shù​rén

    十年树木 / 十年樹木 shí​nián​shù​mù

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 百年树人/百年樹人 · bǎi​nián​shù​rén · it takes a century to train a person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    百年树人 / 百年樹人

    bǎi​nián​shù​rén

    it takes a century to train a person

    It takes many years to cultivate talented people or raise children to be upstanding citizens; often used with [[十年树木|十年樹木|shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4]] to emphasize that education is a long-term project

    百年 (literal) → 百年 · bǎi​nián · century 树人 (literal) → 树人/樹人 · shù​rén · to educate people

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