有始无终 — “To start something but fail to carry it through to the end”
有始无终 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to start something but fail to carry it through to the end”. To begin well but not persevere. Literally, “have beginning no end”.
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有始无终 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 有yǒu
- 始shǐ
- 无wú
- 终zhōng
有始无终 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 有始无终
做任何事情都不能有始无终，否则很难取得成功。
One cannot start anything and abandon it halfway, otherwise it's difficult to achieve success.
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Antonyms of 有始无终
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- yǒu有liǎng两xià下zi子To have real skill or ability
- yǒu有wéi为yǒu有shǒu守Capable and principled
- yǒu有le了cún存xiào孝，，bù不xiǎn显yàn彦zhāng章Exceptional talent overshadows lesser ability
- yǒu有shì事zhī之qiū秋a critical period
- yǒu有xiān仙zé则míng名Eminence brings renown
Questions about 有始无终
- What does 有始无终 mean?
- 有始无终 (yǒu shǐ wú zhōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to start something but fail to carry it through to the end”.
- How do you pronounce 有始无终?
- 有始无终 is pronounced yǒu shǐ wú zhōng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 有始无终 literally mean?
- Literally, 有始无终 means “have beginning no end”. It is used to mean “to start something but fail to carry it through to the end”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 有始无终?
- 有开始没有结尾。指做事不做到底。