lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
trad. 終而復始
Also written 終而復始【zhōng ér fù shǐ】
Characters in this word
4终
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end, finish
- Pinyin
- zhōng
- Traditional
- 終
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 8830 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
复
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to go and return, to return, to resume, to return to a normal or original state, to repeat, again, to recover, to restore, to turn over, to reply, to answer, to reply to a letter, to retaliate, to carry out
- Pinyin
- fù
- Traditional
- 復
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 34569 of 2500
始
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to begin, to start, then, only then
- Pinyin
- shǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 21104 of 2500