十年树木，百年树人

shíniánshùmù,bǎiniánshùrén

(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people

Traditional 十年樹木，百年樹人

Meaning

shíniánshùmù,bǎiniánshùrénshi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 , bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2
  1. (idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people

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