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史无前例

Word definition:

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Pīnyīn
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HSK
(idiom) unprecedented in history
HSK 7-9

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
史
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *史* | 史* | *史
5画
history, chronicle, annals
5000.6
LK
无
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *无* | 无* | *无
4画
negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
無
1041.0
MKU
前
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *前* | 前* | *前
9画
in front, forward; preceding
8022.1
TBLN
例
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *例* | 例* | *例
8画
precedent, example; regulation
2220.0
OMNN

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
史无前例
(idiom) unprecedented in history
史
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *史* | 史* | *史
surname Shi
史
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *史* | 史* | *史
history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China
 无
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
 无
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
  前
  qián​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *前* | 前* | *前
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly
  前例
precedent
   例
   lì​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *例* | 例* | *例
example / precedent / rule / case / instance