前不見古人，後不見來者 qián bù jiàn gǔ rén ， hòu bù jiàn lái zhě

DEFINITIONS

  1. unique
  2. unprecedented (idiom)

CHARACTERS

前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
古 gǔ
HSK 5
old, classic, ancient
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
後 hòu behind, rear, after; descendents
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
來 lái come, coming; return, returning
者 zhě
HSK 3
that which; he who; those who