Definition
从始至终 is a fixed four-character phrase meaning 'from beginning to end; throughout the entire process'. It functions adverbially to emphasize that something happened consistently or completely over the whole duration. For example, 他从始至终没说话 (Tā cóng shǐ zhì zhōng méi shuōhuà, 'He didn't say a word from beginning to end'). The structure is 从 (from) + 始 (beginning) + 至 (to) + 终 (end).
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from beginning to endthroughout (the entire process)
Examples
- 从始至终。Tā cōng dōu bǎochí zhe chénmò.He remained silent from beginning to end.
- 从始至终。Zhè bù diànyǐng cōng dōu hěn jīngcǎi.This movie is wonderful from beginning to end.
- 从始至终。Huìyì cōng chíxù le liǎng ge xiǎoshí.The meeting lasted two hours from beginning to end.
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