有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu 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

有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
始 shǐ
HSK 2
begin, start; then, only then
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
終 zhōng end; finally, in the end