空前绝后 (kōng) — unprecedented and unrepeatable; unique; unparalleled
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning 'never before and never again' — used to praise something as absolutely unique in history, both unprecedented and unrepeatable.
idiom
unprecedented and unrepeatableuniqueunparalleled
Examples
- 空前绝后。Zhè wèi huà jiā de jì yì kě yǐ shuō shì kōng de.This painter's skill can be described as unprecedented and unrepeatable.
- 空前绝后。Nà ge shí dài de fán róng zài lì shǐ shàng shì kōng de.The prosperity of that era was unparalleled in history.
- 空前绝后，。Tā chuàng zào de jì lù kōng, zhì jīn wú rén dǎ pò.The record he set is unprecedented and unrepeatable — no one has broken it to this day.
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