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十年树木，百年树人

shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén

9-character word Traditional 十年樹木，百年樹人

What 十年树木，百年树人 means

1. idiomit takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people

The characters in 十年树木，百年树人

• 十shíten; 10
• 年niányear
• 树shùtree; to cultivate; to set up
• 木mù(bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden
• 百bǎihundred; numerous; all kinds of
• 年niányear
• 树shùtree; to cultivate; to set up
• 人rénperson; people