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始终不易 — “To remain unchanged from beginning to end”

始终不易 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain unchanged from beginning to end”. To be constant and consistent; to always keep one's word. Literally, “always not change”.

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始终不易 Pronunciation and Pinyin

始终不易 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
始
shǐ8to begin or start
终
zhōng8End, final, eventually
不
bù4not
易
yì8easy, change, or trade

Example Sentence with 始终不易

无论遇到什么困难,他对待工作的热情始终不易。
No matter what difficulties he encountered, his enthusiasm for work remained unchanged.

Idioms Related to 始终不易

Synonyms of 始终不易

  • shǐ始zhōng终bù不yú渝unwavering from beginning to end
  • shǐ始zhōng终ruò若yī一consistent and unwavering from beginning to end
  • zhōng终shǐ始bù不yú渝constant from beginning to end

More idioms starting with 始

  • shǐ始luàn乱zhōng终qì弃seduce and abandon
  • shǐ始zuò作yǒng俑zhě者the originator of a negative trend
  • shǐ始yuàn愿bù不jí及cǐ此Things developed beyond initial expectations
  • shǐ始liào料bù不jí及beyond initial expectation
  • shǐ始liào料suǒ所jí及As initially expected
  • shǐ始mò末yuán原yóu由the whole story and its causes
  • shǐ始mò末gēn根yóu由the whole story from beginning to end
  • shǐ始mò末yuán缘yóu由the whole story and its causes
  • shǐ始zhōng终yī一guàn贯consistent from beginning to end
  • shǐ始zhōng终bù不xiè懈Persevere unremittingly from beginning to end
  • shǐ始zhōng终rú如yī一consistent from beginning to end

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Questions about 始终不易

What does 始终不易 mean?

始终不易 (shǐ zhōng bù yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain unchanged from beginning to end”.

How do you pronounce 始终不易?

始终不易 is pronounced shǐ zhōng bù yì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 始终不易 literally mean?

Literally, 始终不易 means “always not change”. It is used to mean “to remain unchanged from beginning to end”.

What is the Chinese definition of 始终不易?

易:改变,违背。自始自终一直不变。指守信用。

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