自始至终

自始至終

zìshǐ-zhìzhōng

idiom HSK 7-9 #15,212

Meanings

1 from start to finish
2 from beginning to end; throughout

Characters

beginning; start

Examples

他自始至终没有说过一句话。

Tā zìshǐzhìzhōng méiyǒu shuō guo yījùhuà.

He didn't say a single word from start to finish.

她自始至终都支持这个计划。

Tā zìshǐzhìzhōng dōu zhīchí zhège jìhuà.

She supported this plan from beginning to end.

Tips

memory

The structure is symmetrical: 自始 (from the start) + 至终 (to the end). Both 自 and 至 mean 'from/to,' making this a neat parallel construction.

Stroke Order

自 zì

始 shǐ

至 zhì

终 zhōng