彻头彻尾

徹頭徹尾

chètóu-chèwěi

idiom #9,186

Meanings

HSK 4

他彻头彻尾地改变了自己。

Tā chètóu-chèwěi de gǎibiàn le zìjǐ.

He changed himself through and through.

HSK 4

那部电影彻头彻尾都很无聊。

Nà bù diànyǐng chètóu-chèwěi dōu hěn wúliáo.

That movie was boring from beginning to end.

HSK 7-9

这是一个彻头彻尾的谎言。

Zhè shì yígè chètóu-chèwěi de huǎngyán.

This is an out-and-out lie.

memory

彻 (thorough) + 头 (head/beginning) + 彻 (thorough) + 尾 (tail/end) - thorough from head to tail, i.e. completely, through and through.

彻 chè

头 tóu

尾 wěi