yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng

Traditional: 有始有終

有始有终 (yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng) is a Chinese word meaning “where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.”.

Meanings

  1. 1where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2to carry things through
  3. 3I started, so I'll finish.

Characters in 有始有终

有yǒu · to have; there is始shǐ · to begin有yǒu · to have; there is终zhōng · end

Related words

有to have; there is没有haven't还有there still remain(s); there is (or are) still开始to begin所有all有人someone有些some只有only have ...; there is only ...有点a little有趣interesting; fascinating; amusing终于at last拥有to have; to possess; to own

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