ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
n.the whole story; the beginning and the end; from start to finish
请把事情的始末向大家说一遍。
Please recount the whole story to everyone.
请详述一下事故的始末。
Please tell us the ins and outs of the accident.
本文利用几则世界繁华报馆刊发于晚清其他报刊的告白,揭示出了这一案件的始末。
The author of this paper detects the whole story from a careful reading of the advertisements of some newspapers in late Qing Dynasty.