始终 (shǐ zhōng) — from beginning to end in Mandarin
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#1443 most common word · HSK 5 · CEFR B2
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
始终 is pronounced shǐ zhōng. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Tā shǐzhōng xiāngxìn zìjǐ nénggoù chénggōng.
He always believed that he could succeed.
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What does 始终 mean?+
始终 (shǐ zhōng) means "from beginning to end" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 始终?+
始终 is pronounced shǐ zhōng. It uses the tone 3 (rising/dipping), then the tone 1 (high flat). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 始终 in Mandarin?+
始终 is the #1443 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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