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

unprecedented (idiom); unique

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. unprecedented (idiom)
  2. 2. unique

Characters

Character Meaning
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
古 gǔ HSK 5
ancient; old; surname Gu
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
後 hòu
behind; after; later
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
來 lái
to come; to arrive; next
者 zhě HSK 3
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...