| 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 |
| 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:个 |
| 年 |
nián |
grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年 |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / 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) |
| 在于 |
zài yú |
to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb) |
| 于 |
Yú |
surname Yu |
| 于 |
yú |
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 于 |
| 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 |
old variant of 春 |
| 春 |
Chūn |
surname Chun |
| 春 |
chūn |
spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life |