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[善始善終] shànshǐshànzhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
to carry things through
I started, so I'll finish.

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        císhàn, benevolent/charitable
        shàn, good (virtuous)/benevolent/well-disposed/good at sth/to improve or perfect
        shànliáng, good and honest/kindhearted
        yǒushàn, friendly
        shànyú, [善於], to be good at/to be adept at
        gǎishàn, to make better/to improve/CL:個|个[gè]
        shànshì, good deeds
        shànyì, goodwill/benevolence/kindness
        wánshàn, (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive/well-developed/excellent/to refine/to...
        héshàn, good-natured
        císhànjiā, philanthropist/humanitarian/charity donor
        wěishàn, [偽善], hypocritical
        shànxīn, kindness/benevolence/philanthropy/virtuous intentions
        shànjiěrényì, to be good at understanding others (idiom)
        tuǒshàn, appropriate/proper
        shànhòu, [善後], to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)/funeral arrangements/repar...
        shàndài, to treat well
        shànè, [善惡], good and evil/good versus evil
        xíngshàn, to do good works/to be merciful
        
        shànjǔ, [善舉], meritorious deed/benevolent act
        
        jìnshànjìnměi, [盡善盡美], perfect (idiom); perfection/the best of all possible worlds/as good as it gets
        bùshàn, bad/ill/not good at/not to be pooh-poohed/quite impressive
        
        shànbiàn, [善變], fickle/mercurial/changeable/capricious/to be apt to change
        
        lèshànhàoshī, [樂善好施], kind and charitable
        shànrén, philanthropist/charitable person/well-doer
        
        
        shànshǐshànzhōng, [善始善終], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        
        yǔrénwéishàn, [與人為善], to be of service to others/to help others/benevolent
        
        
        
        duōduōyìshàn, the more the better
        
        néngyánshànbiàn, [能言善辯], glib of tongue (idiom)/eloquent
        
        nénggēshànwǔ, can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
        shànyòng, to be good at using (sth)/to put (sth) to good use
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shànwàng, forgetful/amnesia
        
        
        měishàn, beautiful and good
        
        liángshàn, good
        
        
        
        xúnxúnshànyòu, [循循善誘], to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        Yǒngshàn, Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhāo tōng], Yunnan
        shànnánxìnnǚ, lay practitioners of Buddhism
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        címéishànmù, kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking/benign-faced
        zhēnshànměi, truth, goodness and beauty
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        kāishǐ, [開始], to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[gè]
        shǐzhōng, [始終], from beginning to end/all along
        yuánshǐ, first/original/primitive/original (document etc)
        chuàngshǐrén, [創始人], creator/founder/initiator
        shǐ, to begin/to start/then/only then
        zìshǐzhìzhōng, [自始至終], from start to finish (idiom)
        chūshǐ, initial/starting (point)
        shǐzuòyǒngzhě, lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)/fig. the originator of an e...
        chūshǐhuà, (computing) to initialize/initialization
        
        
        yǒushǐyǒuzhōng, [有始有終], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        chuàngshǐ, [創始], to initiate/to found
        shǐzhōngrúyī, [始終如一], unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
        qǐshǐ, to originate
        shǐmò, whole story/the ins and outs
        shànshǐshànzhōng, [善始善終], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        zhōuérfùshǐ, [週而復始], lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles/the wheel com...
        shǐzǔ, primogenitor/founder of a school or trade
        shǐliàowèijí, not expected at the outset (idiom)/unforeseen/to be surprised by the turn of eve...
        
        
        yīshǐ, outset/beginning
        
        QínShǐhuáng, Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
        shǐfā, [始發], (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)/to start (being issued or circulated)/...
        
        
        shǐjiàn, to start building/first built
        yǒushǐwúzhōng, [有始無終], to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through/lack of stickin...
        shǐzhōngbùyú, [始終不渝], unswerving/unflinching
        yuánshǐshèhuì, [原始社會], primitive society
        
        

        zhōngyú, [終於], at last/in the end/finally/eventually
        zuìzhōng, [最終], final/ultimate
        zhōng, [終], end/finish
        shǐzhōng, [始終], from beginning to end/all along
        zhōngdiǎn, [終點], the end/end point/finishing line (in a race)/destination/terminus/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhōngjié, [終結], end/conclusion/to come to an end/to terminate (sth)
        zhōngshēn, [終身], lifelong/all one's life/marriage
        zhōngzhǐ, [終止], to stop/to terminate (law)
        zhōngjí, [終極], ultimate/final
        zhōngshēng, [終生], throughout one's life/lifetime/lifelong
        zhōngjiū, [終究], in the end/after all is said and done
        
        línzhōng, [臨終], approaching one's end/with one foot in the grave
        gàozhōng, [告終], to end/to reach an end
        zhōngduān, [終端], end/terminal
        zhōngrì, [終日], all day long
        zìshǐzhìzhōng, [自始至終], from start to finish (idiom)
        zhōngdiǎnzhàn, [終點站], terminus/final stop on rail or bus line
        
        
        
        zhōngchǎng, [終場], end (of a performance or sports match)/last round of testing in the imperial exa...
        niánzhōng, [年終], end of the year
        yǒushǐyǒuzhōng, [有始有終], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        shǐzhōngrúyī, [始終如一], unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
        
        shànshǐshànzhōng, [善始善終], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        zhōngliǎo, [終了], to end
        
寿         shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn, [壽終正寢], to die of old age/to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
        
        zhōngnián, [終年], entire year/throughout the year/age at death
        bùkězhōngrì, [不可終日], to be unable to carry on even for a single day/to be in a desperate situation
        sòngzhōng, [送終], to pay one's last respects
        qīzhōng, [期終], end of a fixed term
        zhōngshěn, [終審], final ruling
        niánzhōngjiǎng, [年終獎], year-end bonus
        yǒushǐwúzhōng, [有始無終], to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through/lack of stickin...
        zhōngshēndàshì, [終身大事], major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
        shǐzhōngbùyú, [始終不渝], unswerving/unflinching
        cóngyīérzhōng, [從一而終], faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
        
        zhōngjú, [終局], endgame/conclusion/outcome/final part of a chess game
        zhōngjiǔ, [終久], in the end/eventually

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