彻头彻尾

chè tóu chè wěi · che tou che wei

Traditional 徹頭徹尾

Meaning

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  1. lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. through and through
  3. out and out
  4. from top to bottom

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)说(shuō)法(fǎ)彻(chè)头(tóu)彻(chè)尾(wěi)都(dōu)是(shì)谎(huǎng)言(yán)。

His statement is a complete lie from beginning to end.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)计(jì)划(huà)彻(chè)头(tóu)彻(chè)尾(wěi)地(de)失(shī)败(bài)了(le)。

This plan failed completely from top to bottom.

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