有始无终 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. lack of sticking power
  3. short attention span

CHARACTERS

有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
始 shǐ
HSK 2
begin, start; then, only then
无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
终 zhōng
HSK 3
end; finally, in the end