无与伦比

無與倫比

wúyǔ-lúnbǐ

idiom #9,076

Meanings

1 incomparable; unrivaled; matchless
2 beyond compare

Characters

peer; equal; category

Literally 'without peers to compare' - nothing in the same league.

Examples

HSK 5

这场演出的精彩程度无与伦比。

Zhè chǎng yǎnchū de jīngcǎi chéngdù wúyǔ-lúnbǐ.

The brilliance of this performance was unrivaled.

HSK 5

他在篮球领域的成就无与伦比。

Tā zài lánqiú lǐngyù de chéngjiù wúyǔ-lúnbǐ.

His achievements in basketball are incomparable.

HSK 6

她的美貌无与伦比。

Tā de měimào wúyǔ-lúnbǐ.

Her beauty is beyond compare.

Tips

grammar

无与伦比 is typically used as a predicate (X无与伦比) or attributive (无与伦比的X). It's more literary than 没法比 (can't compare), which is colloquial.

history

From classical Chinese: 无 (without) + 与 (with) + 伦 (peer/equal) + 比 (compare). Literally 'nothing to compare peers with' - so extraordinary that no equal exists.

Stroke Order

无 wú

与 yǔ

伦 lún

比 bǐ