自
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From start to finish (idiom) in Chinese: 自始至终 (zì shǐ zhì zhōng)

zì shǐ zhì zhōng

from start to finish (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 自始至終1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1from start to finish (idiom)

Stroke order

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自
始
至
终

Simplified & traditional

自始至终

Simplified

自始至終

Traditional

Example sentences

See 自始至终 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这件事他自始至终都很认真。

    zhè jiàn shì tā zì shǐ zhì zhōng dōu hěn rèn zhēn。

    He was serious about this from start to finish.

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Related words

自

zì

self

至

zhì

to arrive

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

终于

zhōng yú

at last

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

甚至

shèn zhì

even

至少

zhì shǎo

at least

自然

zì rán

nature

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

亲自

qīn zì

personally

始终

shǐ zhōng

from beginning to end

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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