前無古人後無來者 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
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
古 gǔ
HSK 5
old, classic, ancient
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
後 hòu behind, rear, after; descendents
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
來 lái come, coming; return, returning
者 zhě
HSK 3
that which; he who; those who