始终

• 拼音: shǐ zhōng
• 汉字拆解: 始 = 女 (woman) + 台 (platform, phonetic); 终 = 纟 (silk) + 冬 (winter, phonetic)

含义

Always; from beginning to end. Emphasises that something remains unchanged throughout a process or period.

A formal adverb indicating constancy or persistence. It carries a stronger sense of unwavering consistency than 一直, often implying determination or an unchanging state despite circumstances. Common in both written and spoken Chinese.

例句

1. 他始终没有放弃自己的梦想。
2. 这个问题始终没有得到解决。
3. 她始终相信努力会有结果。

用法指南

语境: writing, formal speech

语气: serious

正确说法

• 他始终坚持自己的想法。(He has always stuck to his own ideas.)
• 我们始终支持你的决定。(We have always supported your decision.)

错误说法

• 我始终在吃饭。(Don't use 始终 for ongoing actions — use 一直 instead. 始终 emphasises constancy of a state or attitude, not an action in progress.)

起源与历史

始 means 'beginning' and 终 means 'end'. Together they express the idea of 'from start to finish', conveying constancy throughout an entire process.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal