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百年树人
百年樹人
bǎiniánshùrén
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]]

Character Breakdown

百
bǎi
one hundred; numerous, many
HSK 2 6 丶
年
nián
year; anniversary; a person's age
HSK 1 6 丶
树
shù
tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
HSK 3 9 丶
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1 2 丶

Compound Words (1)

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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