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始终

shǐ zhōng · shi zhong

Traditional 始終

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. from beginning to end
  2. all along

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2 examples
01

无(wú)论(lùn)我(wǒ)们(men)是(shì)否(fǒu)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)，它(tā)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)中(zhōng)始(shǐ)终(zhōng)起(qǐ)着(zhe)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)作(zuò)用(yòng)。

Computers are certainly playing an important role in our life, whether we like it or not.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)始(shǐ)终(zhōng)没(méi)致(zhì)电(diàn)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

She never phoned me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jessie0422 · English by DaoSeng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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始
shǐ

to begin; to start

终
zhōng

end; finish

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