前所未有

qián suǒ wèi yǒu

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

Definitions

1. unprecedented

Word relationships

Synonyms

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• 史无前例 shǐ wú qián lì 史无前例 shǐ wú qián lì unprecedented in history 形容从来没有发生过的: unprecedented in history
• 空前绝后 kōng qián jué hòu 空前绝后 kōng qián jué hòu unprecedented and never to be duplicated 夸张形容独一无二: unprecedented and never to be duplicated
• 前所未见 qián suǒ wèi jiàn 前所未见 qián suǒ wèi jiàn unprecedented 从未见过的: unprecedented

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“规模”“速度”“挑战”等名词搭配，如“前所未有的规模”。

Common mistakes

不说“很前所未有”，它已是程度义，不加程度副词。

Example Sentences

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这次疫情带来了 前所未有 的挑战。

This pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges.

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Child Words of 前所未有

• 前 前 qián: front
• 所 所 suǒ: actually
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 未 未 wèi: not yet
• 未有 未有 wèi yǒu: is not