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自始至终

zì shǐ zhì zhōng
HSK 7

English Meaning

from start to finish (idiom)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
他自始至终都只有一个目的
HSK 7 00:03
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1. PREVIOUS

他就是算准如此 才会选择帮你

“He knew everything all along, and that was exactly why he chose to help you.”

“From beginning to end, he had only one goal.”

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彻底地吞噬寄灵

“To consume Ji Ling completely.”

《月鳞绮纪》 · crisis_and_conflict
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可老师自始至终 不发一言
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“His silence was not an accident; it was a deliberate signal meant to communicate disapproval without uttering a word.”

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这法子 虽是王玄范提出来的

“Although this idea was proposed by Wang Xuanfan,”

“Mentor remained completely silent from beginning to end.”

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这足以让陛下猜到

“This is enough for His Majesty to infer”

《良陈美锦》 · historical_and_court
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她自始至终都在骗你
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop being a fool; she never cared about you and manipulated you the whole time.”

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所以

“Therefore, from beginning to end, she was deceiving you.”

“Therefore, from beginning to end, she was deceiving you.”

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自她设计将你灌醉那日起

“From the day she deliberately got you drunk,”

《御赐小仵作》 · crisis_and_conflict
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