始终
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
始终 (shǐzhōng) · all along
始终 (shǐzhōng) means “all along; from start to finish; always”. It is written with 2 characters: 始 (to begin) + 终 (end). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 始终 is built
The characters
始 shǐ · to begin
What 始 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 台tái — used in place names
- 厶sī — private
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 女 gives the meaning, 台 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
终 zhōng · end
What 终 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冬dōng — winter
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- ⺀ — ice
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 冬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他始终没有说话。Tā shǐzhōng méiyǒu shuōhuà.He didn't say a word the whole time.
我始终相信你。Wǒ shǐzhōng xiāngxìn nǐ.I have always believed in you.
Questions about 始终
What does 始终 mean?
始终 (shǐzhōng) means “all along; from start to finish; always”.
How do you pronounce 始终?
始终 is pronounced shǐzhōng.
Which HSK level is 始终?
始终 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 开始kāishǐto begin
- 原始yuánshǐoriginal
- 终于zhōngyúfinally
- 终点zhōngdiǎnfinishing line
- 终究zhōngjiūafter all
- 终身zhōngshēnlifelong
- 终止zhōngzhǐto stop
- 最终zuìzhōngfinal
Learn 始终 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.