十年树木，百年树人

Traditional: 十年樹木，百年樹人

shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén

Dictionary entry

(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people

What does 十年树木，百年树人 mean?

十年树木，百年树人 (shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people

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十shíten · 10 年Niánsurname Nian 树shùtree · CL:棵[ke1]木Mùsurname Mu 百Bǎisurname Bai 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

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How to pronounce 十年树木，百年树人

十年树木，百年树人

shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén

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