始终如一

始終如一
shǐzhōngrúyī
idiom #28,726

Meanings

  1. 1 unswerving from start to finish
  2. 2 consistent throughout
  3. 3 steadfast

Examples

Tā duì gōngzuò de rèqíng shǐzhōng rú yī, cónwèi xièdài.
His enthusiasm for work has been consistent throughout, never wavering.
Tā shǐzhōng rú yī de zhīchí zhe zhàngfu de shìyè.
She has steadfastly supported her husband's career from start to finish.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

shǐ
zhōng