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养兵千日,用兵一时

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

Characters and words in 养兵千日,用兵一时

yǎng = y + ang3
to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth
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to train troops
bīng = bi + (e)ng1
soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4]
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qiān = qi + an1
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qiān = qi + an1
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= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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yòng = yu + (e)ng4
to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore
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= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time
shí = sh + Ø2
old variant of 時|时[shi2]
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shí = sh + Ø2
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Words with 养兵千日,用兵一时

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