始终

始終

shǐzhōng

adverb HSK 3 #4,166

Meanings

From 'beginning to end' — emphasizes consistency throughout

Tā shǐzhōng méiyǒu fàngqì.

He never gave up all along.

Tā shǐzhōng xiāngxìn zìjǐ.

She always believed in herself.

Zhège wèntí shǐzhōng méiyǒu jiějué.

This problem has never been solved.

usage

始终 emphasizes that something remained unchanged over time. It often pairs with 没有 for 'never (throughout the whole time).'

grammar

始终 is placed before the verb: 他始终坚持 (he persisted all along). More literary than 一直 (yīzhí).

始 shǐ

终 zhōng