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Definitions
1. It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
2. fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop
3. cf. 十年樹木，百年樹人|十年树木，百年树人
Components
百年
bǎi nián
–
hundred years
树
shù
–
tree
人
rén
–
man
Related Words
十年树木，百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
–
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.