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Definition(s) for: 有始无终

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
有始无终 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng - to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- lack of sticking power
- short attention span

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 60,755 104,609 62,795

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
有 yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
始 shǐ- to begin
- to start
- then
- only then
无 mó- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
无 wú- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
终 zhōng- end
- finish

Other Words Containing 有始无终

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
有始无终 - - 60,755 104,609 62,795