十年 shí nián
shí nián
phrase
ten years; decade
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Wikipedia '十年')
Contained in
- 六十年代 the sixties; the 1960s
- 听君一席话，胜读十年书(聽君一席話，勝讀十年書) listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books
- 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩) once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy
- 七十年代 the seventies; the 1970s
- 三十年河东，三十年河西(三十年河東，三十年河西) the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West; change is the only constant
- 台上一分钟，台下十年功(臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功) ten years of practice for one minute on the stage
- 十年树木，百年树人(十年樹木，百年樹人) It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man . A good education program takes a long time to develop.
- 一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩) bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years; once bitten twice shy
- 君子报仇，十年不晚(君子報仇，十年不晚) for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long; revenge is a dish best served cold
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- 卷四十三 志第十九 地理四 Volume 43 Treatises 19: Geography 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 44
- 卷四十二 志第十八 地理三 Volume 42 Treatises 18: Geography 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 32
- 魏紀 Records of the Wei Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年 — count: 32
- 卷一百 表第一 諸王世表一 Volume 100 Tables 1: Princes 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 32
- 卷一百〇六 表第七 功臣世表二 Volume 106 Tables 7: Ministers with Outstanding Service 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 31
- 卷一百〇一 表第二 諸王世表二 Volume 101 Tables 2: Princes 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 28
- 卷四十四 志第二十 地理五 Volume 44 Treatises 20: Geography 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 24
- 卷一百〇二 表第三 諸王世表三 Volume 102 Tables 3: Princes 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 23
- 卷二十八 志第四 五行一 Volume 28 Treatises 4: Five Elements 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 22
- 卷30 志第25 地理中 Volume 30 Treatises 25: Geography 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 20
Collocations
- 十年春 (十年春) 十年春 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 37
- 数十年 (數十年) 子之兄弟事之數十年 — Mencius 孟子, 滕文公上 Teng Wen Gong I — count: 22
- 后十年 (後十年) 後十年而崩 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《周本紀》 Annals of Zhou — count: 8
- 经十年 (經十年) 經十年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 7
- 传十年 (傳十年) 傳十年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 7
- 立十年 (立十年) 秦侯立十年 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《秦本紀》 Annals of Qin — count: 6
- 定公十年 (定公十年) 定公十年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 6
- 十年薨 (十年薨) 立十年薨 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷四十七 文三王傳 Volume 47: The three sons of Emperor Wen — count: 5
- 高祖十年 (高祖十年) 高祖十年為郎 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《惠景閒侯者年表》 Yearly Table of the Officials who became Marquises between the Reigns of Emperor Hui and Emperor Jing — count: 4
- 十年卒 (十年卒) 惠公立十年卒 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《秦本紀》 Annals of Qin — count: 4