# 自始至终 (zìshǐzhìzhōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 自始至终 (zìshǐzhìzhōng) means “from start to finish”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: from start to finish
- Pinyin: zìshǐzhìzhōng (zi4 shi3 zhi4 zhong1)
- Traditional: 自始至終
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他自始至终都保持沉默。
  Tā zìshǐzhìzhōng dōu bǎochí chénmò.
  He stayed silent from start to finish.

## Characters

- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- 始 (shǐ): to begin; to start
- [至](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-until/) (zhì): to; until
- 终 (zhōng): end; finish

https://hanziro.com/word/zi-shi-zhi-zhong-from-start-finish/

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