养兵千日，用兵一时

yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí

Definitions

1. lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

Child Words of 养兵千日，用兵一时

• 一 yī: one
• 一时 yī shí: a period of time
• 兵 bīng: a force
• 千 qiān: thousand
• 日 rì: sun
• 时 shí: o'clock
• 用 yòng: to use
• 养 yǎng: to raise (animals)
• 养兵 yǎng bīng: to train troops