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

to have neither predecessors nor successors

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
古 gǔ HSK 5
ancient; old; surname Gu
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
来 lái HSK 1
to come; to arrive; next
者 zhě HSK 3
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...