Correct
虎头蛇尾
/ hǔ tóu shé wěi /
Strokes
Definition
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Example
Definition
a tiger's head and a snake's tail―in like a lion, out like a lamb; fine start and poor finish
1
Xǔduō
许多
rén
人
xué
学
yīngyǔ
英语
dōu
都
shì
是
hǔtóushéwěi
虎头蛇尾
,
sìhū
似乎
hěn
很
rènzhēn
认真
kāishǐ
开始
,
kě
可
jiānchí
坚持
bù
不
le
了
jī
几
tiān
天
。
When they started learning English, it looked as if they really meant business; but their efforts soon petered out.