始终不渝

始終不渝

shǐzhōng-bùyú

idiom #67,868

Meanings

1 unswerving from start to finish
2 unwavering; constant
3 unchanging in purpose

Characters

to change; to alter

Examples

HSK 4

他始终不渝地追求自己的理想。

Tā shǐzhōngbùyú de zhuīqiú zìjǐ de lǐxiǎng.

He has pursued his ideals unwaveringly from start to finish.

HSK 5

两国人民的友谊始终不渝。

Liǎng guó rénmín de yǒuyì shǐzhōngbùyú.

The friendship between the two peoples remains unwavering.

Tips

history

Connected to Xie An in 《晋书·谢安传》: though he took high office, his 'Eastern Mountain' reclusive ideal 始末不渝 - unchanging from beginning to end. The idiom praises steadfastness against pressure to drift.

Stroke Order

始 shǐ

终 zhōng

不 bù

渝 Yú