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一年之计在于春

yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn

7-character word Traditional 一年之計在於春

What 一年之计在于春 means

1. the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
2. early planning is the key to success

The characters in 一年之计在于春

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 年niányear
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 计jìto calculate; to compute; to count
• 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at…
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle
• 春chūnspring (season); gay; joyful

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