为德不卒 wéi dé bù zú

DEFINITIONS

  1. to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. lack of sticking power
  3. short attention span

CHARACTERS

为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
德 dé
HSK 5
ethics, morality, virtue
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
卒 zú soldier; servant; at last, finally