Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people(shí nián shù mù，bǎi nián shù rén)

Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people

It takes a long time for a small tree to become wood. It takes more time to cultivate talents. It's a long-term plan, and it's not easy. Therefore, this sentence implies that only by cultivating good people can the country, nation and family be continued, propagated and inherited. From Guan Zi Quan Xiu No.3.

interpretation

Tree: cultivate, cultivate. It is a long-term strategy to cultivate talents. It also means that it is not easy to cultivate talents. Metaphor: the cultivation and education of a talent depends on the efforts of the students themselves. Only through the participation of three generations of old, middle-aged and young people can a person be successfully cultivated. Metaphor: the process of cultivating talents. It also means that cultivating talents is the long-term solution. He also said that it is not easy to cultivate talents.

example sentence

People all know that "trees grow in ten years, and people grow in a hundred years". We should do a good job in cultivating talents.

Source of words

Guanzi Quan Xiu NO.3: "one year's plan is like a tree valley; ten years' plan is like a tree; life's plan is like a tree man. A tree with one harvest is a valley; a tree with ten harvests is a wood; a tree with many harvests is a man. I plant it like a God, use it like a God, and do things like a God, only the door of the king. " Mr. Lu Xun's original name is Zhou Shuren, which also comes from this meaning and carries the high hopes and sustenance of the elders for the younger generation.

Related introduction

Guan Zhong, a statesman in the spring and Autumn period, was the Prime Minister of Qi for more than 40 years. He helped Duke Huan of Qi to carry out economic, political and military reforms, making Qi the first of the "five tyrants" in the spring and Autumn period. His view of talent is: "one year's plan is not like a tree valley; ten years' plan is not like trees; life's plan is not like cultivating people." Guan Zhong (about 723 BC or 716-645 BC), surnamed Ji, Guan's family name is Yiwu, posthumous title is "Jingzhong", Han nationality, was born in Yingshang (now Anhui Yingshang) of Qi State in the spring and Autumn period of China, known as Guan in history. During the spring and Autumn period, Qi was a famous statesman and militarist. The descendants of King Mu of Zhou lost their father when they were young, and their mother was in the hall. They lived in poverty. They had to bear the burden of their family and make a living. They went into business with Bao Shuya, and then joined the army. After several twists and turns, they were recommended by Bao Shuya as the Prime Minister of Qi. They were called "the first Prime Minister of the spring and Autumn Period". They helped Duke Huan of Qi to become the first overlord of the spring and Autumn period, so there was "Guan Yiwu was promoted to the scholar". Guan Zhong's comments can be found in Guoyu · Qiyu, and Guan Zi has been handed down.

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A year's plan is like a tree valley; a decade's plan is like a tree; a lifetime's plan is like a tree man. A tree with one harvest is a valley; a tree with ten harvests is a wood; a tree with many harvests is a man. One year's plan is nothing like planting crops; ten years' plan is nothing like planting trees; one life's plan is nothing like training and selecting talents. Once cultivated, those who harvest twice are crops; once cultivated, those who harvest ten times are trees; once cultivated, those who harvest a hundred times are talents.

notes

1. Tree: cultivation. 2. One harvest: double the harvest. 3. One tree: once cultivated. That is, after cultivation.

Different meanings of the past and the present

"Tree" in "ten year tree" is a verb object structure, which means to cultivate trees. In modern Chinese, trees are the general name of woody plants

Use examples

South Korean President Park Geun hye, who is on a state visit to China, delivered a speech at Tsinghua University this morning with the theme of "a journey of South Korean Central letter, a total of 20 years of innovation". She began her speech with an opening speech in Chinese. Park Geun hye said: Dear President Chen Jining, faculty members, and dear Tsinghua students, Hello! It's a great pleasure to meet you today at Tsinghua University, a famous university in China. When I see students of Tsinghua University, I think of a sentence in the ancient Chinese proverb Guanzi: "one year's plan is not like a tree valley; ten years' plan is not like a tree; one hundred years' plan is not like a tree person." As far as I know, Tsinghua University's motto is "self-improvement, virtue". Like this motto, the Tsinghua University has nurtured many political leaders including President Xi Jinping, and has cultivated China's digital Nobel prize winners. I believe that your ideas and enthusiasm will open a bright future for China in the future. Today I am very happy to talk with you about the future that South Korea and China will jointly open. In her speech, park Geun hye expressed the hope that young people from China and South Korea will further develop their relations through cultural and people to people exchanges. Coincidentally, on January 19, 2011, US President Barack Obama held a grand state banquet for then Chinese President Hu Jintao. Obama also quoted "one year's plan is not like tree valley; ten years' plan is not like trees; one hundred years' plan is not like cultivating people." This proverb shows that the friendship between the United States and China will continue to develop.

Chinese PinYin : shí nián shù mù，bǎi nián shù rén