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自始
zìshǐ
1. from the outset
2. ab initio

Character Breakdown

自
zì
self; private, personal; from
HSK 3 6 丶
始
shǐ
to begin, to start; beginning
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

自始至终
zìshǐzhìzhōng
from start to finish (idiom)

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