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Definition(s) for: 有始有终

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
有始有终 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng - 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.

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 27,084 63,720 34,714

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
shǐ- to begin
- to start
- then
- only then
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
zhōng- end
- finish

Other Words Containing 有始有终

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
有始有终 - - 27,084 63,720 34,714