始终 始終
始终 始終 shǐ zhōng ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ci2 zung1 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- from beginning to end
- all along
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始
- 原始 yuán shǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ jyun4 ci2 first
- 开始 開始 kāi shǐ ㄎㄞ ㄕˇ hoi1 ci2 to begin
- 创始人 創始人 chuàng shǐ rén ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ cong3 ci2 jan4 creator; founder; initiator
- 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1 from start to finish (idiom)
- 伊始 yī shǐ ㄧ ㄕˇ ji1 ci2 outset
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- 倡始 chàng shǐ ㄔㄤˋ ㄕˇ coeng3 ci2 to initiate
- 初始 chū shǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ co1 ci2 initial
- 创始 創始 chuàng shǐ ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ cong3 ci2 to initiate; to found
- 固始 Gù shǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˇ gu3 ci2 see 固始县
- 始建 shǐ jiàn ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ci2 gin3 to start building
- 始末 shǐ mò ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ci2 mut6 whole story
- 始发 始發 shǐ fā ㄕˇ ㄈㄚ ci2 faat3 (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 始兴 始興 Shǐ xīng ㄕˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ci2 hing1 see 始兴县
- 始点 始點 shǐ diǎn ㄕˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci2 dim2 starting point
- 建始 Jiàn shǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˇ gin3 ci2 see 建始县
- 旬始 xún shǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕˇ ceon4 ci2 comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow
- 更始 gēng shǐ ㄍㄥ ㄕˇ gang1 ci2 to make a new start
- 未始 wèi shǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ mei6 ci2 not necessarily
- 肇始 zhào shǐ ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˇ siu6 ci2 to initiate
终 終
- 年终 年終 nián zhōng ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥ nin4 zung1 end of the year
- 最终 最終 zuì zhōng ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zeoi3 zung1 final; ultimate
- 终场 終場 zhōng chǎng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˇ zung1 coeng4 end (of a performance or sports match)
- 终于 終於 zhōng yú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩˊ zung1 jyu1 at last
- 终止 終止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to stop; to terminate
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- 终生 終生 zhōng shēng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄥ zung1 sang1 throughout one's life
- 终究 終究 zhōng jiū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄡ zung1 gau3 in the end; after all; eventually
- 终结 終結 zhōng jié ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zung1 git3 end; conclusion
- 终身 終身 zhōng shēn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ zung1 san1 lifelong
- 终点 終點 zhōng diǎn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zung1 dim2 the end
- 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1 from start to finish (idiom)
- 剧终 劇終 jù zhōng ㄐㄩˋ ㄓㄨㄥ kek6 zung1 The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc)
- 告终 告終 gào zhōng ㄍㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ gou3 zung1 to end
- 善终 善終 shàn zhōng ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sin6 zung1 to die naturally with dignity; to pass away peacefully
- 寿终 壽終 shòu zhōng ㄕㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sau6 zung1 to die of old age
- 期终 期終 qī zhōng ㄑㄧ ㄓㄨㄥ kei4 zung1 end of a fixed term
- 终久 終久 zhōng jiǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ zung1 gau2 in the end
- 终了 終了 zhōng liǎo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄠˇ zung1 liu5 to end
- 终傅 終傅 zhōng fù ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ zung1 fu6 (Catholicism) extreme unction (the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick)
- 终南 終南 Zhōng nán ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ zung1 naam4 Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an
Idioms with these characters
- 报本反始 報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sin6 ci2 sin6 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6 not expected at the outset (idiom)
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- 始终如一 始終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ ci2 zung1 jyu4 jat1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
- 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě ㄕˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄓㄜˇ ci2 zok3 jung2 ze2 lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom)
- 一元复始 一元復始 yī yuán fù shǐ ㄧ ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ jat1 jyun4 fuk1 ci2 a new year begins (idiom)
- 有始无终 有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 mou4 zung1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- 有始有终 有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 jau5 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 终而复始 終而復始 zhōng ér fù shǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zung1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
- 周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ ㄓㄡ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
- 抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
- 不知所终 不知所終 bù zhī suǒ zhōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ bat1 zi1 so2 zung1 (idiom) to vanish without a trace; to go missing
- 情定终身 情定終身 qíng dìng zhōng shēn ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ cing4 ding6 zung1 san1 (idiom) to pledge eternal love; to exchange marriage vows
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- 曲终奏雅 曲終奏雅 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ ㄑㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄡˋ ㄧㄚˇ kuk1 zung1 zau3 ngaa5 perfect finish (idiom)
- 为德不终 為德不終 wéi dé bù zhōng ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ wai4 dak1 bat1 zung1 to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- 无疾而终 無疾而終 wú jí ér zhōng ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄓㄨㄥ mou4 zat6 ji4 zung1 lit. to die without illness (idiom)
Example sentences
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她 始终 始終 没 沒 致电 致電 给 給 我 。
She never phoned me.
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愚昧 始终 始終 是 危险 危險 的 。
Ignorance is always dangerous.
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我们 我們 始终 始終 都 有 死 的 一 天 。
We shall all die some day.
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我们 我們 必须 必須 始终 始終 为 為 灾害 災害 做 好 准备 準備 。
We must always be prepared for disasters.
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她 等 了 又 等 ， 但 他 始终 始終 未有 回来 回來 。
She waited and waited, but he never returned.
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