前无古人后无来者 qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě

DEFINITIONS

  1. to surpass all others of its kind before and since
  2. to have neither predecessors nor successors

CHARACTERS

前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
古 gǔ
HSK 5
old, classic, ancient
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
来 lái
HSK 1
come, coming; return, returning
者 zhě
HSK 3
that which; he who; those who