绝后 (jué hòu) — to have no descendants; to die without issue; (in 空前绝后) never to be repeated; unparalleled

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• 他家三代单传，到他就绝了后。
  Tā jiā sān dài dān chuán, dào tā jiù jué le hòu.
  His family had only one son for three generations, and with him the line ended.
• 这幅画的技艺堪称空前绝后。
  Zhè fú huà de jì yì kān chēng kōng qián jué hòu.
  The technique of this painting can be called unprecedented and unmatched.
• 古时候人们认为不孝有三，无后为大，所以很怕绝后。
  Gǔ shí hou rén men rèn wéi bú xiào yǒu sān, wú hòu wéi dà, suǒ yǐ hěn pà jué hòu.
  In ancient times people believed that of the three unfilial acts, having no descendants was the worst, so they greatly feared dying without issue.