一年之计在于春 in English yi1 nian2 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiomatic expression)
  • early planning is the key to success

Simplified Characters

一 年 之 计 在 于 春

Traditional Characters

一 年 之 計 在 於 春

Pinyin

yi1 nian2 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 年nian2surname Nian 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 计ji4surname Ji 在zai4(located) at 于yu2surname Yu 春chun1old variant of 春[chun1]