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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「善始善終」, with details below.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「善始善終」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

There are good beginnings and good endings to doing things. Describes doing things seriously.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shàn shǐ shàn zhōng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sin6 chi2 sin6 jung1

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.