shǐ​zhōng HSK3

all along

始终 始終 shǐ​zhōng
all along adverb
from beginning to end; throughout; always used to describe an unchanging state or action

People have always been fascinated by robots.

after all adverb
in the final analysis; after all; used to emphasize that despite efforts or expectations, a result remained the same
beginning and end
the start and the end; the whole process from beginning to completion
the whole story
the full details of a matter; its origin and outcome; ins and outs

Frequency

Movie subtitles
14.3 per million appears in 7% of films
Written text
72.9 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3

Sources