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Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「百載樹人」 for better learning.

The featured idiom 「百載樹人」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

It takes a hundred years to cultivate talents. Talent cultivation is a long-term plan that requires hard work. Same as “It takes a hundred years to cultivate a person”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bǎi zǎi shù rén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baak3 joi3 syu6 yan4

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