史无前例

史無前例

shǐwú-qiánlì

idiom HSK 7-9 #13,876

Meanings

1 unprecedented
2 unparalleled in history
3 never before seen

Characters

Literally 'history without previous example' - unprecedented

Examples

HSK 3

该公司取得了史无前例的成功。

Gāi gōngsī qǔdé le shǐwú-qiánlì de chénggōng.

The company achieved unprecedented success.

HSK 4

这是一次史无前例的挑战。

Zhè shì yī cì shǐwú-qiánlì de tiǎozhàn.

This is an unprecedented challenge.

HSK 6

这场洪水的规模史无前例。

Zhè chǎng hóngshuǐ de guīmó shǐwú-qiánlì.

The scale of this flood is unprecedented.

Tips

memory

Break it down: 史 (history) 无 (has no) 前例 (previous example). If history has no prior example of it, it's unprecedented.

usage

Often used in formal writing and news. Can modify nouns (史无前例的成就) or stand alone as a predicate (规模史无前例).

Stroke Order

史 shǐ

无 wú

前 qián

例 lì