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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 前无古人

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
前无古人 qián wú gǔ rén - (idiom) unprecedented
- unheard of

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 27,308 40,758 31,308

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qián- front
- forward
- ahead
- first
- top (followed by a number)
- future
- ago
- before
- BC (e.g. 前293年)
- former
- formerly
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
- surname Gu
- ancient
- old
- paleo-
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Other Words Containing 前无古人

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
前无古人 - 9 27,308 40,758 31,308