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百年树人
百年树人
(bǎi nián shù rén): It takes a long time and great effort to nurture talent — Meaning & Stroke Order
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1.
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Character Breakdown
百 • bǎi • hundred • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
bǎi
百
hundred
年 • nián • year • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
nián
年
year
树 • shù • tree • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
shù
树
tree
人 • rén • person; people • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
rén
人
person; people
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 百年树人.
Words with
百
百分之
bǎi fēn zhī
percent
老百姓
lǎo bǎi xìng
common people; civilians
百货
bǎi huò
general merchandise
百分点
bǎi fēn diǎn
percentage point
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
make every attempt to; use every means to
百合
bǎi hé
lily
百般
bǎi bān
All kinds of things
百分比
bǎi fēn bǐ
Percentage
Words with
年
今年
jīn nián
this year
明年
míng nián
next year
去年
qù nián
last year
过年
guò nián
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
Words with
树
树林
shù lín
Shulin city in New Taipei City 市, Taiwan
树木
shù mù
tree
树立
shù lì
set up; establish; build
建树
jiàn shù
Achievements / Contribution
Words with
人
家人
jiā rén
family member
别人
bié ren
other people
名人
míng rén
personage
大人
dà ren
adult
前年
qián nián
the year before last
后年
hòu nián
the year after next
年级
nián jí
(school) year/grade
年轻
nián qīng
young
杨树
yáng shù
Poplar tree
松树
sōng shù
pine tree
柏树
bǎi shù
Cypress tree
柳树
liǔ shù
Willow tree
女人
nǚ rén
woman
客人
kè rén
guest
爱人
ài ren
spouse (PRC)
男人
nán rén
a man
4.
Example Sentences with 百年树人
jiào
教
yù
育
shì
是
bǎi
百
nián
年
shù
树
rén
人
de
的
shì
事
yè
业
,
bù
不
néng
能
jí
急
gōng
功
jìn
近
lì
利
。
Education is a century-long endeavor; it cannot be rushed for quick results.
zhè
这
xiàng
项
jiào
教
yù
育
gǎi
改
gé
革
zhuó
着
yǎn
眼
yú
péi
培
yǎng
养
yí
一
wèi
位
yōu
优
xiù
秀
de
的
kē
科
xué
学
gǔ
古
rén
人
yún
云
:
'
shí
十
nián
年
shù
树
mù
木
zuò
作
wéi
为
lǎo
老
shī
师
,
yào
要
yǒu
有
bǎi
百
nián
于
bǎi
百
nián
年
shù
树
rén
人
,
ér
而
fēi
非
duǎn
短
qī
期
chéng
成
xiào
效
。
This education reform focuses on long-term talent cultivation, not short-term results.
jiā
家
xū
需
yào
要
bǎi
百
nián
年
shù
树
rén
人
de
的
nài
耐
xīn
心
。
Cultivating an outstanding scientist requires the patience of a hundred years.
,
bǎi
百
nián
年
shù
树
rén
人
'
,
kě
可
jiàn
见
péi
培
yǎng
养
rén
人
cái
才
zhī
之
bú
不
yì
易
。
The ancients said: 'It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to cultivate a person.' This shows how difficult it is to nurture talent.
年
shù
树
rén
人
de
的
xiōng
胸
huái
怀
,
bù
不
jí
急
yú
于
yì
一
shí
时
de
的
chéng
成
jì
绩
。
As a teacher, one must have the vision of cultivating talent for a hundred years, not be impatient for immediate results.