有始有终
yǒu​shǐ​yǒu​zhōng

carry through

  • created sense approved 有始有终/有始有終 · yǒu​shǐ​yǒu​zhōng · carry through

    有始有终 / 有始有終

    yǒu​shǐ​yǒu​zhōng

    carry through

    to finish what one has started; to see a task through to its completion rather than giving up halfway

    做事要有始有终，不能半途而废。

    idiom

    created sense