Meaning of 十年树木,百年树人
十年树木,百年树人 means it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people; cultivating talent is a long-term endeavor requiring great patience and effort. Pronounced shí nián shù mù bǎi nián shù rén.
- it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people; cultivating talent is a long-term endeavor requiring great patience and effort
Definitions & Examples
Shí十
nián年
shù树
mù木
,
bǎi百
nián年
shù树
rén人
,
jiào教
yù育
shì事
yè业
guān关
xì系
dào到
guó国
jiā家
de的
wèi未
lái来
,
xū需
yào要
chí持
zhī之
yǐ以
héng恒
de的
tóu投
rù入
。
It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to cultivate people; education concerns the future of the nation and requires sustained commitment.
Péi培
yǎng养
yī一
gè个
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
kē科
xué学
jiā家
xū需
yào要
hěn很
cháng长
shí时
jiān间
,
zhēn真
shi是
shí十
nián年
shù树
mù木
,
bǎi百
nián年
shù树
rén人
。
Cultivating an outstanding scientist takes a very long time; truly, it takes a hundred years to nurture talent.
Wǒ我
men们
bàn办
xué学
xiào校
yào要
yǒu有
nài耐
xīn心
,
shí十
nián年
shù树
mù木
,
bǎi百
nián年
shù树
rén人
ma嘛
。
We must have patience in running schools, for it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people.
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