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前无古人后无来者
qiánwúgǔrénhòuwúláizhě
Traditional: 前無古人後無來者
to surpass all others of its kind before and since / to have neither predecessors nor successors
Character Breakdown
前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4
古
gǔ
old, classic, ancient
HSK 5
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3
Additional Information
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Chinese
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