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养兵千日，用兵一时

yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí

9-character word Traditional 養兵千日，用兵一時

What 养兵千日，用兵一时 means

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

The characters in 养兵千日，用兵一时

• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)
• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army
• 千qiānthousand
• 日rì(bound form) sun; day; day of the month
• 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need…
• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 时shío'clock; time; when