百年树人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)
❍ 中国有句古话，“十年树木，～”。百年树人，减少九十年，十年树人。(《毛泽东选集》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. 百年树人bǎi nián shù rén参见“十年树木，百年树人”。see “十年树木，百年树人”。 |