绝世

絕世
juéshì
  1. unique
  2. exceptional

CEDICT

  1. (literary) unique; exceptional; unmatched
  2. unique; exceptional; unmatched

Wiktionary

  1. 断绝的世系。
  2. 举世无双，独一无二。
  3. 弃世、死亡。
  4. 隔绝人事。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 绝 jué
  1. to cut short
  2. extinct
  3. to disappear
  4. to vanish
  5. absolutely
  6. by no means
=1 绝 jué variant of 绝 jué
2 世 shì
  1. life
  2. age
  3. generation
  4. era
  5. world
  6. lifetime
  7. epoch
  8. descendant
  9. noble

Containing this entry

绝世佳人 juéshìjiārén a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)

Related entries

前不见古人，后不见来者 qiánbùjiàngǔrén,hòubùjiànláizhě
  1. unique
  2. unprecedented (idiom)
特 tè
  1. special
  2. unique
  3. distinguished
  4. especially
  5. unusual
  6. very
  7. abbr. for 特克斯 tèkèsī, tex
我講因特語。

I speak Interlingua.

Source: Tatoeba

独一 dúyī
  1. only
  2. unique
举世无双 jǔshìwúshuāng
  1. unrivaled (idiom); world number one
  2. unique
  3. unequaled
无双 wúshuāng
  1. incomparable
  2. matchless
  3. unique
俗話說：雙喜臨門；可俗話又說：福無雙進，禍不單行！

There’s a saying that goes, "Fortune always comes in pairs." But there’s another saying that says, "Fortune comes, but never in pairs, while misfortune always does."

Source: Tatoeba

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