始终不渝

始終不渝

shǐzhōngbùyú

idiom #67,868

Meanings

1 unswerving from start to finish
2 unwavering; constant
3 unchanging in purpose

Characters

to change; to alter

Examples

他始终不渝地追求自己的理想。

Tā shǐzhōngbùyú de zhuīqiú zìjǐ de lǐxiǎng.

He has pursued his ideals unwaveringly from start to finish.

两国人民的友谊始终不渝。

Liǎng guó rénmín de yǒuyì shǐzhōngbùyú.

The friendship between the two peoples remains unwavering.

Tips

history

Connected to Xie An in 《晋书·谢安传》: though he took high office, his 'Eastern Mountain' reclusive ideal '始末不渝' — unchanging from beginning to end. The idiom praises steadfastness against pressure to drift.

Stroke Order

始 shǐ

终 zhōng

不 bù

渝 Yú