Pinyin Dictionary results for "shi nian"

湿黏
clammy
释念
(literary) to be reassured; not to worry
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.
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
七十年代
the seventies; the 1970s
二十年目睹之怪现状
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]
六十年代
the sixties; the 1960s
君子报仇,十年不晚
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom); fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
听君一席话,胜读十年书
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
台上一分钟,台下十年功
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
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