始终如一

始終如一
shǐzhōng-rúyī
idiom #28,726

Meanings

  1. 1 unswerving from start to finish
  2. 2 consistent throughout
  3. 3 steadfast

Examples

Tā duì gōngzuò de rèqíng shǐzhōngrúyī, cóngwèi xièdài.
His enthusiasm for work has been consistent throughout, never wavering.
Tā shǐzhōngrúyī de zhīchí zhe zhàngfu de shìyè.
She has steadfastly supported her husband's career from start to finish.

Tips

memory
= beginning, = end, 如一 = like one (consistent). From beginning to end, as if one single thing — a perfect image of unwavering constancy.

Stroke Order

shǐ
zhōng