始 终 如 一

shǐ zhōng rú yīdictionary entry

unswerving from start to finish (idiom)

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Original source entry:

始終如一始终如一 [shi3 zhong1 ru2 yi1] /unswerving from start to finish (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 始終如一

始
shǐ
to begin / to start / then / only then
终
zhōng
end / finish
如
rú
as / as if / such as
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

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