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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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