善始善终 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. to carry things through
  3. I started, so I'll finish.

CHARACTERS

善 shàn
HSK 5
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
始 shǐ
HSK 2
begin, start; then, only then
善 shàn
HSK 5
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
终 zhōng
HSK 3
end; finally, in the end