Yǎng bīng qiān rì, yòng bīng yī shí means to accumulate strength over a long period for use at a critical moment, like maintaining troops for years to deploy them at the right time.
养兵千日，用兵一时比喻平时积蓄力量，在关键时刻发挥作用。
| 成语 | 养兵千日，用兵一时 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 平时供养、训练军队，以便到关键时刻用兵打仗。指平时积畜力量，在必要时一下用出来。 |
| 拼音 | yǎng bīng qiān rì，yòng bīng yī shí |
| 拼音码 | ybqs |
| 近义词 | 有备无患、养儿防老 |
| 反义词 | 养虎伤身、养虎遗患、养痈成患 |
| 用法 | 复句式；作主语、分句；可分开使用 |
| 英语 | Aimies are to be maintained in the course of long years,but to be used in the nick of time. |
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