You Shi Wu Zhong (有始无终) means to start something but fail to carry it through. It describes a lack of follow-through or completion.
有始无终 (yǒu shǐ wú zhōng) 指事情开了头却没有做完。它形容做事不能坚持到底.
| 成语 | 有始无终 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 有开始没有结尾。指做事不做到底。 |
| 拼音 | yǒu shǐ wú zhōng |
| 拼音码 | yswz |
| 近义词 | 有头无尾、虎头蛇尾 |
| 反义词 | 善始善终、有始有终 |
| 歇后语 | 大虫头，耗子尾 |
| 灯迷会 | 虎头蛇尾 |
| 用法 | 联合式；作谓语、定语、宾语；含贬义 |
| 英语 | start something but fail to carry it through |
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