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(idiom) unprecedented in Chinese: 前无古人 (qián wú gǔ rén)

qián wú gǔ rén

(idiom) unprecedented

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 前無古人1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(idiom) unprecedented
  2. 2unheard of

Stroke order

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前
无
古
人

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄨˊ

wú

ㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄨˇ

gǔ

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

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前无古人

Simplified

前無古人

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他取得的成就可以说是前无古人。

    tā qǔ dé de chéng jiù kě yǐ shuō shì qián wú gǔ rén。

    The achievements he made can be called unprecedented.

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Related words

人

rén

person

无

wú

not to have

前

qián

front

古

gǔ

ancient

前面

qián miàn

ahead

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

别人

bié ren

other people

客人

kè rén

visitor

以前

yǐ qián

before

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

无聊

wú liáo

bored

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