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前所未闻 — “Unprecedented”

前所未闻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unprecedented”. Never heard of before; unheard-of. Literally, “Never heard before”.

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前所未闻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 前qián
  • 所suǒ
  • 未wèi
  • 闻wén

前所未闻 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
前
qián9forward, before, previous
所
suǒ8place or that which
未
wèi5not yet
闻
wén9hear, smell, news, fame

Example Sentence with 前所未闻

他提出的解决方案真是前所未闻,充满了创意
His proposed solution was truly unprecedented and full of creativity.

Idioms Related to 前所未闻

Synonyms of 前所未闻

  • qián前suǒ所wèi未yǒu有unprecedented
  • qián前wú无gǔ古rén人unprecedented in history
  • shǐ史wú无qián前lì例unprecedented in history

Antonyms of 前所未闻

  • shǐ史bù不jué绝shū书frequently recorded in history
  • sī司kōng空jiàn见guàn惯a common sight

More idioms starting with 前

  • qián前bù不bā巴cūn村,,hòu后bù不bā巴diàn店nowhere to go for help
  • qián前bù不bā巴cūn村,,hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded in the middle of nowhere
  • qián前bù不zháo着cūn村,,hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded without support
  • qián前bù不jiàn见gǔ古rén人,,hòu后bù不jiàn见lái来zhě者unprecedented and peerless, profoundly alone
  • qián前shì事bù不wàng忘,,hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
  • qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚,,hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
  • qián前rén人zāi栽shù树,,hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
  • qián前rén人zhǒng种dé德hòu后rén人shōu收Later generations benefit from ancestors' virtues
  • qián前rén人zhòng种shù树,,hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
  • qián前pū仆hòu后jì继fall and follow in a continuous effort
  • qián前pū仆hòu后qǐ起one falls, another rises
  • qián前pú仆hòu后bó踣fall one after another

Questions about 前所未闻

What does 前所未闻 mean?
前所未闻 (qián suǒ wèi wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unprecedented”.
How do you pronounce 前所未闻?
前所未闻 is pronounced qián suǒ wèi wén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前所未闻 literally mean?
Literally, 前所未闻 means “Never heard before”. It is used to mean “Unprecedented”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前所未闻?
前:先前。从来没有听说过。
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