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一年之计在于春

一年之計在於春
yīniánzhījìzàiyúchūn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 the whole year's plan hinges on spring
  2. 2 early planning in spring is the key to a successful year

Examples

一年之计在于春，农民们都开始忙着播种了。
Yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn, nóngmínmen dōu kāishǐ máng zhe bōzhòng le.
The year's plan hinges on spring — farmers have all started sowing.
一年之计在于春，趁着开年，好好规划一下吧。
Yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn, chèn zhe kāinián, hǎohǎo guīhuà yīxià ba.
The year's plan is set in spring — use the start of the year to plan properly.
古人说一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨。
Gǔrén shuō yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn, yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén.
The ancients said: the year's plan is set in spring, the day's plan at dawn.

Tips

history
Recorded in the Liang-dynasty compendium 《纂要》 by Xiao Tong (萧统): '一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨' — often cited as a paired proverb. Originally advice about agricultural timing, later generalized to any planning.
culture
In agrarian China, spring planting decided the autumn harvest — miss spring and the year was lost. Today it's used as New Year / start-of-year motivation for setting goals.

Stroke Order

一 yī
年 nián
之 zhī
计 jì
在 zài
于 yú
春 chūn