Meaning of 前无古人
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qiánwúgǔrén
- (idiom) unprecedented
- unheard of
前无古人 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他是一位前无古人的大科学家。
He is as great a scientist as ever lived.
Stroke order for each character
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前 qián · front · 9 strokes
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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes
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古 gǔ · ancient · 5 strokes
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人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 前无古人.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 前天 | qiántiān | the day before yesterday |
| 前边 | qiánbian | front; the front side |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before; formerly |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
Questions about 前无古人
What does 前无古人 mean?
前无古人 (qiánwúgǔrén) means "(idiom) unprecedented; unheard of".
How do you write 前无古人?
前无古人 is made of 4 characters: 前 (9 strokes), 无 (4 strokes), 古 (5 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 前无古人 an HSK word?
Yes. 前无古人 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 前无古人 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 前无古人 is written 前無古人.