史 shǐ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
史无前例
shǐwúqiánlì
unprecedented
Characters in this word
前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
例 lì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 列 a line
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这场全球直播的观看人数达到史无前例的规模。 Zhè chǎng quánqiú zhíbō de guānkàn rénshù dádào shǐwúqiánlì de guīmó. The number of viewers for this global livestream reached an unprecedented scale.
- 今年的暴雨带来了史无前例的洪水。 Jīnnián de bàoyǔ dàilái le shǐwúqiánlì de hóngshuǐ. This year's rainstorm brought unprecedented floods.
- 这座小城史无前例地举办了一场国际音乐节。 Zhè zuò xiǎochéng shǐwúqiánlì de jǔbànle yī chǎng guójì yīnyuè jié. This small city hosted an international music festival for the first time ever.
Related words
- 历史 lìshǐ history
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited