百年樹人 bǎi nián shù rén

fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop
  2. 2. It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
  3. 3. cf. 十年樹木，十年树木，百年树人bǎi nián shù rén

Characters

Character Meaning
百 bǎi HSK 2
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)
樹 shù
tree; to set up; to cultivate
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man