







百年树人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it takes a century to cultivate people. This idiom emphasizes that fostering talent and education is a long-term and arduous undertaking”. Literally, “A hundred years to cultivate people”.

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Open the tool →百年树人 (bǎi nián shù rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it takes a century to cultivate people. This idiom emphasizes that fostering talent and education is a long-term and arduous undertaking”.
百年树人 is pronounced bǎi nián shù rén in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 百年树人 means “a hundred years to cultivate people”. It is used to mean “it takes a century to cultivate people. This idiom emphasizes that fostering talent and education is a long-term and arduous undertaking”.
树:种植,栽培。比喻培养人才是长期而艰巨的事。