Meaning of 有始无终
有始无终 means to start something but not finish it; to lack perseverance. Pronounced yǒu shǐ wú zhōng.
- to start something but not finish it; to lack perseverance
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
zǒng总
shì是
yǒu有
shǐ始
wú无
zhōng终
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
shén什
me么
dōu都
méi没
zuò做
chéng成
。
He always starts things but never finishes them, so he hasn't accomplished anything.
Xué学
xí习
yào要
yǒu有
héng恒
xīn心
，
bù不
néng能
yǒu有
shǐ始
wú无
zhōng终
。
Studying requires perseverance; you can't start and then give up.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
yǒu有
shǐ始
wú无
zhōng终
de的
jì计
huà划
，
zuì最
hòu后
bù不
liǎo了
liǎo了
zhī之
。
This was a plan that started but never finished, eventually fizzling out.