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前所未有

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
unprecedented
  • HSK 10
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The character 前 combines a foot and a boat, symbolizing moving forward into uncharted waters where nothing has existed before.
The character 前 combines a foot and a boat, symbolizing moving forward into uncharted waters where nothing has existed before.

Origin

The phrase is formed by combining four characters: 前, 所, 未, and 有. The character 前 means front or forepart and contains the components 止 (foot) and 舟 (boat). The character 所 means place or location, consisting of the semantic component 斤 (a traditional unit of weight) and the phonetic component 戶 (door).

Completing the phrase are 未, meaning to have not or not yet, and 有, meaning to have or to possess. The character 有 is composed of the semantic components 肉 (meat or flesh) and 月 (moon), along with the phonetic component 又 (again or once more).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞彙由四個漢字組成：前、所、未、有。其中「前」的意思是前方或前部，其字形包含「止」（腳）與「舟」（船）這兩個組成部分。「所」的意思是地方或位置，由表示意義的「斤」（重量單位）與表示聲音的「戶」（門）所組成。

其餘兩個字中，「未」表示尚未或沒有，「有」則表示擁有或具有。在「有」這個字中，包含了表示意義的「肉」（肉或肉身）以及「月」（月亮），並含有表示聲音的「又」。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese前 “front; forepart”
    • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • ideaChinese舟 “boat (Classifier: 葉／叶; 艘; 條／条; 隻／只)”
  • characterChinese所 “place; location”
    • soundChinese戶 “door”
    • meaningChinese斤 “catty or jin, a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.5 kilograms”
  • characterChinese未 “to have not; not yet”
  • characterChinese有 “to have; to possess (when a subject is present)”
    • soundChinese又 “again; once more”
    • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
    • meaningChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. unprecedented

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 以前所沒有過的。 例：這次遊學讓他增廣見聞，得到前所未有的體驗。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0