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十年树木，百年树人
十年樹木，百年樹人
shí
nián
shù
mù
,
bǎi
nián
shù
rén
(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people
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1
十年
shí
nián
ten years; decade
2
树木
shù
mù
tree
3
百年树人
bǎi
nián
shù
rén
(idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens