始终如一

始終如一

shǐzhōng-rúyī

idiom #28,726

Meanings

HSK 5

她始终如一地支持着丈夫的事业。

Tā shǐzhōng-rúyī de zhīchí zhe zhàngfu de shìyè.

She has steadfastly supported her husband's career from start to finish.

HSK 7-9

他对工作的热情始终如一，从未懈怠。

Tā duì gōngzuò de rèqíng shǐzhōng-rúyī, cóngwèi xièdài.

His enthusiasm for work has been consistent throughout, never wavering.

memory

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

始 shǐ

终 zhōng

如 rú

一 yī