It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to rear people.

十年树木, 百年树人.

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An old Chinese saying goes, " It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people ".

中国有句古话: “ 十年树木,百年树人. ”

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Let's subtract ninety from the hundred years and rear people in ten.

百年树人,减少九十年,十年树人.

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Education is a big enterprise, as it takes 100 years to cultivate a person.

教育是个百年树人的大事业.

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