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有始有终

yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng

4-character word Traditional 有始有終

What 有始有终 means

1. where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
2. to carry things through
3. I started, so I'll finish.

The characters in 有始有终

• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 始shǐto begin; to start; then
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 终zhōngend; finish

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