Word

HSK	Not in HSK
FREQUENCY	Unknown

养兵千日，用兵一时 yǎng bīng qiān rì ， yòng bīng yī shí

lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

养 yǎng HSK 4	raise, rear, bring up; support
兵 bīng HSK 5	soldier, troops
千 qiān HSK 2	thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
日 rì HSK 2	sun; day; daytime
用 yòng HSK 3	use, employ, apply, operate; use
兵 bīng HSK 5	soldier, troops
一 yī HSK 1	one; a, an; alone
时 shí HSK 1	time, season; era, age, period