前所未见 (qián suǒ wèi jiàn) — unprecedented; never seen before

Definition

Literally 'never seen by those before' — a formal idiom for something completely new or unheard of, stronger than the everyday 从来没见过.

idiom
unprecedentednever seen before

Examples

  • 前所未见
    Zhè cì de kē jì zhǎn lǎn zhǎn shì le xǔ duō qián suǒ wèi jiàn de fā míng.
    This science and technology exhibition displayed many unprecedented inventions.
  • 前所未见
    Tā tí chū de jiàn yì shì qián suǒ wèi jiàn de, lìng rén zhèn jīng.
    The suggestion he made was unheard of, shocking.
  • 前所未见
    Zài zhè ge piān yuǎn dì qū, zhè yàng de jǐng xiàng zhēn shì qián suǒ wèi jiàn.
    In this remote area, such a scene is truly unprecedented.

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