前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前所未有
qiánsuǒwèiyǒu
unprecedented; never seen before
Characters in this word
未 wèi
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
有 yǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- Made of
- 𠂇 hand 月 moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 人工智能正以前所未有的速度改变知识生产和劳动分工。 Réngōng zhìnéng zhèng yǐ qiánsuǒwèiyǒu de sùdù gǎibiàn zhīshi shēngchǎn hé láodòng fēngōng. Artificial intelligence is changing knowledge production and the division of labour at an unprecedented speed.
- 老师的话给了她前所未有的勇气。 Lǎoshī de huà gěi le tā qiánsuǒwèiyǒu de yǒngqì. The teacher's words gave her a courage she had never felt before.
- 今年的游客数量达到了前所未有的水平。 Jīnnián de yóukè shùliàng dádào le qiánsuǒwèiyǒu de shuǐpíng. The number of tourists this year reached an unprecedented level.
Related words
- 前 qián front, before
- 前边 qiánbian front, in front
- 前天 qiántiān the day before yesterday
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 前年 qiánnián the year before last
- 以前 yǐqián before; in the past
- 从前 cóngqián in the past; long ago
- 目前 mùqián now; at present
- 前后 qiánhòu front and back
- 前进 qiánjìn to move forward
- 前面 qiánmiàn in front; ahead
- 前往 qiánwǎng to go to; to head for