一年之计在于春

yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn

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Definitions

1. the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
2. early planning is the key to success

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Child Words of 一年之计在于春

• 一 一 yī: one
• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 在 在 zài: to exist; to be alive
• 在于 在于 zài yú: to be in
• 年 年 nián: year
• 于 于 yú: (of time or place) in; at; on
• 春 春 chūn: spring (season)
• 计 计 jì: to calculate