有始有终

Traditional: 有始有終

yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng

Dictionary entry

where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth

What does 有始有终 mean?

有始有终 (yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth

2to carry things through

3I started, so I'll finish.

Character breakdown

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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)始shǐto begin · to start 终zhōngend · finish

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有始有终

yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng

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