百年樹人bǎi nián shù rénit needs a long time to cultivate an able man; it takes a hundred years to rear people (/to bring up men of ability/to nurture a genration of good men)
? 中國有句古話，“十年樹木，～”。百年樹人，減少九十年，十年樹人。(《毛澤東選集》Ⅴ—472) An old Chinese saying goes，“It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people.” Let’s subtract ninety from the hundred years and rear people in ten. 百年樹人bǎi nián shù rén參見“十年樹木，百年樹人”。see “十年樹木，百年樹人”。 |