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百年
bǎinián
1.
hundred years
2.
century
3.
lifetime
Very Common • Top 6%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (6)
百年不遇
bǎiniánbùyù
only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
百年大计
bǎiniándàjì
a project of vital and lasting importance
百年好合
bǎiniánhǎohé
may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)
百年树人
bǎiniánshùrén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔbǎiniánqiánshìyījiā
five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
十年树木，百年树人
shíniánshùmù,bǎiniánshùrén
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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