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百年树人

百
百
年
年
树
樹
人
人
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom) / fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop / cf. 十年樹木，百年樹人|十年树木，百年树人

Characters and words in 百年树人

百
bǎi = b + ai3
hundred / numerous / all kinds of
Add a new mnemonic for 百 = 一 + 白
百
年
hundred years / century / lifetime
年
nián = ni + an2
surname Nian
Add a new mnemonic for 年 = 午 + 丨 + 一
年
nián = ni + an2
year / CL:個|个[ge4]
Add a new mnemonic for 年 = 午 + 丨 + 一
年
秊
nián = ni + an2
grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年[nian2]
Add a new mnemonic for 年 = 午 + 丨 + 一
Add a new mnemonic for 秊 = 禾 + 千
树
樹
shù = shu + Ø4
tree / CL:棵[ke1] / to cultivate / to set up
Add a new mnemonic for 树 = 对 + 木
Add a new mnemonic for 樹 = 木 + 尌
人
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Add a new mnemonic for 人 = 丿 + ㇏

Words with 百年树人

十年树木，百年树人
十
十
年
年
树
樹
木
木
，
，
,
百
百
年
年
树
樹
人
人
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.

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