Definition & Meaning

do well from start to finish; start and end well; a good beginning will end well

shàn shǐ shàn zhōng

善 始 善 终

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do well from start to finish; start and end well; a good beginning will end well
- tā cháng cháng yǒu hěn duō hǎo zhǔ yi dàn tā hěn shǎo shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
  他常常有很多好主意，但他很少善始善终。
  He always has got a lot of good ideas but he rarely follows them through to completion.
- wǒ men wú lùn gàn shá shì qing dōu yào shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
  我们无论干啥事情都要善始善终。
  Whatever we do, we should do it well from start to finish.
synonym
yī yǐ guàn zhī一以贯之 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng有始有终 yǒu tóu yǒu wěi有头有尾 quán shǐ quán zhōng全始全终 shèn zhōng yú shǐ慎终于始 shèn zhōng rú shǐ慎终如始
antonym
gōng kuī yī kuì功亏一篑 hǔ tóu shé wěi虎头蛇尾 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng有始无终 yǒu tóu wú wěi有头无尾

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