自始至终 zìshǐ-zhìzhōng from start to finish (idiom)
How to remember 自始至终: 自 self + 始 start + 至 until + 终 end = from start to finish (idiom).
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How it is used
- Idiom: from start to finish, throughout - 他自始至终没说一句话 (tā zìshǐ zhìzhōng méi shuō yí jù huà) he didn't say a word the entire time.
- Emphasizes consistency across the whole span of an event or process.
- Written and spoken; close to 从头到尾 (cóngtóu dàowěi), which is a touch more colloquial.