前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前无古人
qiánwúgǔrén
unprecedented; unparalleled in history
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这位导演用前无古人的叙事结构，把纪录片和科幻片融合在一起。 Zhè wèi dǎoyǎn yòng qiánwúgǔrén de xùshì jiégòu, bǎ jìlùpiàn hé kēhuànpiàn rónghé zài yìqǐ. This director used an unprecedented narrative structure to fuse documentary and science fiction.
- 这座建筑的设计前无古人，吸引了很多游客。 Zhè zuò jiànzhù de shèjì qiánwúgǔrén, xīyǐn le hěn duō yóukè. The design of this building is unprecedented and has attracted many visitors.
- 她把传统舞蹈和街舞结合，这种创意前无古人。 Tā bǎ chuántǒng wǔdǎo hé jiēwǔ jiéhé, zhè zhǒng chuàngyì qiánwúgǔrén. She combined traditional dance with street dance — such a creative idea had never been seen before.
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