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

她的美貌无与伦比。

Tā de měimào wúyǔlúnbǐ.

Her beauty is beyond compare.

这场演出的精彩程度无与伦比。

Zhè chǎng yǎnchū de jīngcǎi chéngdù wúyǔlúnbǐ.

The brilliance of this performance was unrivaled.

他在篮球领域的成就无与伦比。

Tā zài lánqiú lǐngyù de chéngjiù wúyǔlúnbǐ.

His achievements in basketball are incomparable.

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