十年树木,百年树人 in English shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 , bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

  • It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiomatic expression). A good education program takes a long time to develop.

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Pinyin

shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 , bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

shi2ten nian2surname Nian shu4tree mu4surname Mu bai3surname Bai nian2surname Nian shu4tree ren2man