4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 913

Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「見始知終」, with its explanation below.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「見始知終」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

It means that one can foresee the final outcome of something by seeing its initial stage.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiàn shǐ zhī zhōng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gin3 chi2 ji1 jung1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.