Pinyin Dictionary results for "nian shu"

念书
to read; to study
十年树木,百年树人
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
百年树人
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom); fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop; cf. 十年樹木,百年樹人|十年树木,百年树人
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