始
终

From beginning to end in Chinese: 始终 (shǐ zhōng)

shǐ zhōng

from beginning to end

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 始終2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1from beginning to end
  2. 2all along

Stroke order

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始
终

Zhuyin

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ㄕˇ

shǐ

ㄕ/ shˇ/ third tone

ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

始终

Simplified

始終

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她始终没致电给我。

    tā shǐ zhōng méi zhì diàn gěi wǒ。

    She never phoned me.

  • 愚昧始终是危险的。

    yú mèi shǐ zhōng shì wēi xiǎn de。

    Ignorance is always dangerous.

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Related words

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

终于

zhōng yú

at last

原始

yuán shǐ

first

终点

zhōng diǎn

the end

终身

zhōng shēn

lifelong

终止

zhōng zhǐ

to stop

最终

zuì zhōng

final

年终

nián zhōng

end of the year

终结

zhōng jié

end

终究

zhōng jiū

in the end

终生

zhōng shēng

throughout one's life

创始人

chuàng shǐ rén

creator

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