Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    the whole year must be planned for in the spring

    yī
    一
    nián
    年
    zhī
    之
    jì
    计
    zài
    在
    yú
    于
    chūn
    春
    一年之计在于春
    yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • the whole year must be planned for in the spring
    • early planning is the key to success

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    年
    nián
    grain / harvest (old) / year / variant of 年[nián] / surname Nian / CL:個|个[gè]
    之
    zhī
    him / her / it / (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
    计
    jì
    to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge / surname Ji
    在
    zài
    to exist / in the middle of doing sth / (located) at / (to be) in / (indicating an action in progress)
    于
    yú
    in / at / to / from / by / than / out of / to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / surname Yu / variant of 於|于[yú]
    春
    chūn
    spring (time) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life / old variant of 春[chūn] / surname Chun
    Data is based on CC-CEDICT. See the full data in action here MDBG Chinese-English dictionary.

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