百年树人 bǎi nián shù rén

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

百 bǎi
HSK 2
one hundred; numerous, many
年 nián
HSK 1
year; new-years; person's age
树 shù
HSK 3
tree; plant; set up, establish
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else