Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
养兵千日，用兵一时 yǎng bīng qiān rì ， yòng bīng yī shí
long training for a moment of need
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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to bring up (children); to raise (animals); to keep (pets)
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soldiers; military; weapons
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thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
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day; date, day of the month; sun
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to use; to employ; to have to
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soldiers; military; weapons
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one; 1; single
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time; when; o'clock
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