为德不终 wéi dé bù zhōng

not follow through on virtue; lack perseverance

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
为 wéi HSK 2
for; because of; to
德 dé HSK 5
Germany; abbr. for 德国dé guó; German
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
终 zhōng HSK 3
end; finish