Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search 6 entries. niànshū 念书 to read niànshū 念書 to read bǎiniánshùrén 百年树人 it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens bǎiniánshùrén 百年樹人 it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens shíniánshùmùbǎiniánshùrén 十年树木，百年树人 it takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred to rear people (idiom) shíniánshùmùbǎiniánshùrén 十年樹木，百年樹人 it takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred to rear people (idiom)