養兵千日，用兵一時
yǎng​bīng​qiān​rì​yòng​bīng​yī​shí

training pays off

  • created sense approved 养兵千日，用兵一时/養兵千日，用兵一時 · yǎng​bīng​qiān​rì​yòng​bīng​yī​shí · training pays off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    养兵千日，用兵一时 / 養兵千日，用兵一時

    yǎng​bīng​qiān​rì​yòng​bīng​yī​shí

    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.

    yǎng​bīng​qiān​rì​yòng​bīng​yì​shí

    养兵 (literal) → 养兵/養兵 · yǎng​bīng · to maintain an army 千 (literal) → 千 · qiān · thousand 日 (literal) → 日 · rì · day ， (non_chinese) 用兵 (literal) → 用兵 · yòng​bīng · to direct military operations 一时 (literal) → 一时/一時 · yī​shí · for a short while

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    created sense