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前无古人 (qián wú gǔ rén): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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前无古人

前无古人 (qián wú gǔ rén): Unprecedented / no predecessors — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

前无古人 consists of 4 characters.

front, forward, ahead, before

ancient, old, archaic

Word Info

Pinyinqián wú gǔ rén

Meaningunprecedented / no predecessors

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word前无古人

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 前无古人.

Words with 前

前面qián miànHSK 1
以前yǐ qiánHSK 3
前天qián tiānHSK 3
前年qián niánHSK 3
面前miàn qiánHSK 3
之前zhī qiánHSK 4
前后qián hòuHSK 4
前方qián fāngHSK 4

Words with 无

无法wú fǎHSK 4
无聊wú liáoHSK 4
无论wú lùnHSK 4
无关wú guānHSK 5
无奈wú nàiHSK 5
无效wú xiàoHSK 5
无数wú shùHSK 5
无限

Words with 古

古代gǔ dàiHSK 5
古典gǔ diǎnHSK 5
古老gǔ lǎoHSK 5
名胜古迹míng shèng gǔ jìHSK 5
古人gǔ rénHSK 6
古怪gǔ guàiHSK 6
古董gǔ dǒngHSK 6
古迹

Words with 人

家人jiā rénHSK 1
别人bié renHSK 3
名人míng rénHSK 3
大人dà renHSK 3
女人nǚ rénHSK 3
客人kè rénHSK 3
爱人ài renHSK 3
男人

wú xiàn

HSK 5

gǔ jì

HSK 6

nán rén

HSK 3

3.

How to Use 前无古人 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 前无古人 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith事业

yī一

xiàng项

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

de的

shì事

yè业

formalWritten

an unprecedented undertaking

Adjective + Nounwith成就

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

de的

chéng成

jiù就

Verb + Complementwith堪称

kān堪

chēng称

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

Idiomwith后无来者

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

，

hòu后

wú无

lái

4.

Example Sentences with 前无古人

tā他

pǎo跑

dé得

hěn很

kuài快

，

qián前

wú

formal

unprecedented achievement

formal

Written

can be called unprecedented

来

zhě者

formal

unprecedented and unrepeatable

无

gǔ古

rén人

。

He runs very fast, unprecedented in history.

zhè这

zuò座

jiàn建

zhù筑

de的

chuàng创

xīn新

shè设

jì计

，

kān堪

chēng称

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

。

The innovative design of this building can be described as unprecedented.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

rèn认

wéi为

tā他

de的

chéng成

gōng功

shì是

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

de的

ma吗

？

Do you really think his success is unprecedented?

zhè这

xiàng项

fā发

míng明

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

，

gǎi改

biàn变

le了

rén人

men们

de的

shēng生

huó活

。

This invention is unprecedented and has changed people's lives.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

guī规

mó模

suī虽

dà大

，

dàn但

bìng并

fēi非

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

。

Although the scale of this project is large, it is not unprecedented.

tā他

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

de的

zhuàng壮

jǔ举

，

jì既

lìng令

rén人

jīng惊

tàn叹

yòu又

fā发

rén人

shēn深

xǐng省

。

His unprecedented feat is both astonishing and thought-provoking.

tā他

de的

chéng成

jiù就

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

，

wèi为

hòu后

rén人

shù树

lì立

le了

bǎng榜

yàng样

。

His achievements are unprecedented, setting an example for future generations.

wā哇

，

nǐ你

zhè这

cì次

lǚ旅

xíng行

de的

jīng经

lì历

zhēn真

shì是

qián前

wú无

gǔ古

rén人

a啊

！

Wow, your experience on this trip is truly unprecedented!