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Definition(s) for: 一年之计在于春

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
一年之计在于春 yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn - the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
- early planning is the key to success

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 72,722 58,798

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
一 yī- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
年 nián- surname Nian
年 nián- year
- CL:個|个[ge4]
年 nián- grain
- harvest (old)
- variant of 年[nian2]
之 zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
计 jì- surname Ji
计 jì- to calculate
- to compute
- to count
- to regard as important
- to plan
- ruse
- meter
- gauge
在 zài- to exist; to be alive
- (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
于 yú- surname Yu
于 yú- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of 於|于[yu2]
于 yú- (of time or place) in; at; on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- (indicating a source) from; out of
- (used in comparison) than
- (used in the passive voice) by
春 chūn- surname Chun
春 chūn- spring (season)
- gay
- joyful
- youthful
- love
- lust
- life
春 chūn- old variant of 春[chun1]

Other Words Containing 一年之计在于春

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo