始终
shǐzhōng
from beginning to end, all along
Part of speech · adverb
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始begin
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終end
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Examples
- 面对困难,他始终保持乐观。In the face of difficulty, he stayed optimistic all along.
- 我始终相信他是对的。I have believed all along that he is right.
Collocations
始终如一始终保持始终坚持自始至终
Mnemonic
始 shǐ "beginning" + 终 zhōng "end": from beginning to end, i.e. "all along, throughout". 始终如一 = consistent from start to finish. Similar to 一直.
Related
一直从头到尾自始至终偶尔
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