始

zì shǐ zhì zhōng

自始至终

from beginning to end

shǐ zǔ

始祖

first ancestor

kāi shǐ

开始

start

jiān chí bù duàn xué xí shǐ néng bù duàn jìn bù

坚持不断学习，始能不断进步。

Steady progress can only be the result of persistent study.

nǐ zhǐ yǒu jiān chí jiàn shēn shǐ néng biàn qiáng

你只有坚持健身，始能变强。

You can only become stronger if you insist on keeping fit.

nǐ zhǐ yǒu chī fàn shǐ néng zhǎng gāo

你只有吃饭，始能长高。

You can grow taller only if you eat.