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从头到尾

從頭到尾
cóngtóu-dàowěi
idiom #8,884

Meanings

  1. 1 from beginning to end; from start to finish
  2. 2 throughout; the whole way through

Characters

从
cóng
from
头
tóu
head; beginning
到
dào
to; until
尾
wěi
tail; end
Literally 'from head to tail' — covering the entire span.

Examples

我从头到尾看完了这本书。
Wǒ cóngtóudàowěi kàn wánle zhè běnshū.
I read this book from beginning to end.
他从头到尾都没有说一句话。
Tā cóngtóudàowěi dōu méiyǒu shuō yījùhuà.
He didn't say a single word from start to finish.
请你从头到尾再说一遍。
Qǐng nǐ cóngtóudàowěi zàishuō yī biàn.
Please tell me the whole thing again from the beginning.

Tips

memory
头 (head) = start, 尾 (tail) = end. Just like an animal — from head to tail covers the whole body. The English 'from head to tail' works the same way.

Stroke Order

从 cóng
头 tóu
到 dào
尾 wěi