十年树木，百年树人
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.
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Traditional: 十年樹木，百年樹人
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- (idiom) 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.
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Related Words
百年树人(bǎi nián shù rén)— It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
→大器晚成(dà qì wǎn chéng)— lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
→一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng)— bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
→一日不见，如隔三秋(yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū)— one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
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