为德不卒 — “To start doing good but fail to see it through to the end”
为德不卒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to start doing good but fail to see it through to the end”. To not persist in completing a good deed.
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为德不卒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 为wéi
- 德dé
- 不bù
- 卒zú
为德不卒 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 为德不卒
他帮助了那位迷路的老人，但很快就失去了耐心，为德不卒，让老人独自面对复杂的交通。
He helped the lost elderly person, but soon lost patience, failing to see the good deed through, leaving the elder to face the complex traffic alone.
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Questions about 为德不卒
- What does 为德不卒 mean?
- 为德不卒 (wéi dé bù zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to start doing good but fail to see it through to the end”.
- How do you pronounce 为德不卒?
- 为德不卒 is pronounced wéi dé bù zú in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 为德不卒?
- 卒：完毕，终了。指没有把好事做到底。