where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.
trad. 善始善終
Also written 善始善終【shàn shǐ shàn zhōng】
Characters in this word
3善
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good (virtuous), benevolent, well-disposed, good at sth, to improve or perfect
- Pinyin
- shàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 10025 of 2500
始
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to begin, to start, then, only then
- Pinyin
- shǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 21104 of 2500
终
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end, finish
- Pinyin
- zhōng
- Traditional
- 終
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 8830 of 2500