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百年

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bǎi nián

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Definitions

  1. 1. hundred years
  2. 2. century
  3. 3. lifetime

Words Containing 百年

十年树木,百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén

It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.

百年不遇
bǎi nián bù yù

only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)

百年大计
bǎi nián dà jì

a project of vital and lasting importance

百年好合
bǎi nián hǎo hé

may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)

百年树人
bǎi nián shù rén

It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)

Child Words of 百年

年
nián

year

百
bǎi

hundred

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