无前

無前
wúqián
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 with nothing ahead able to stop one
  2. 2 unprecedented

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè zhī jūnduì yǒngměng wúqián, jiēlián dǎ le jǐ ge shèngzhàng.
This army charged ahead fearlessly and won several battles in a row.
HSK 7-9
Nà nián de dēnghuì shèngkuàng wúqián, quánchéng de rén dōu lái kàn dēng le.
The lantern fair that year was grander than ever before, and the whole city came out to see the lanterns.

Tips

usage
无前 is literary and lives in set phrases: 一往无前 (to press forward undaunted) and 所向无前 (nothing can stand in one's way). In 毛泽东's line 诗人兴会更无前 (the poet's inspiration greater than ever before) it means "unprecedented", the sense modern prose gives to 空前.

Stroke Order

无 wú
前 qián