WordTaiwan frequency #25,487
始終如一
ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ
“consistent from beginning to end; unchanging throughout”
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始
ㄕˇ
To begin or start; then or only then; formerly or once; initially or originally.
終
ㄓㄨㄥ
To end or finish; the end or conclusion; the final moment; death; also used as a surname.
如
ㄖㄨˊ
As; like; as if; as though; to go to; to reach; to compare with; to follow; to obey; to conform to; indicating an example.
一
ㄧ
The number one; single; a; as soon as; entire; whole; all; a "one" radical in Chinese characters; also used for clarity when spelling out numbers.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 如果ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇif; in case; supposing; in the event that.
- 開始ㄎㄞ ㄕˇto begin; to start; beginning; initial; to set about; to get underway
- 第一ㄉㄧˋ ㄧfirst; foremost; primary; most important; number one; top; leading; best.
- 一樣ㄧ ㄧㄤˋsame; identical; equal; just like; the same as; just as
- 一些ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝsome; a few; a little; (after an adjective) slightly …er
- 一定ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋcertainly; definitely; surely; fixed; settled; a certain amount or degree; to a certain extent
- 如何ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊhow; in what way; what method; why; what to do
- 一直ㄧ ㄓˊcontinuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writing
- 一起ㄧ ㄑㄧˇin the same place; together; in company with; altogether; in total; a case or instance of something (e.g., an accident, dispute).
- 如此ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇlike this; so; such; in this way; to this extent.
- 一點ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇa little; a bit; (in negatives) not at all; a bit more (after adjectives); a point in discussion; one o'clock; dot stroke in calligraphy
- 一般ㄧ ㄅㄢcommon; ordinary; usual; general; generally; in general; same; identical.