绝无仅有

jué wú jǐn yǒu

unique; the only one of its kind

Character by character

绝jué
utterly

无wú
none

仅jǐn
only

有yǒu
have

这家店开了八十年，从来没涨过价，在这条街上可以说绝无仅有。

This shop has been open for eighty years and has never once put its prices up, which makes it unique on this street.

Tone: neutral.

Usually 是绝无仅有的 or 可以说绝无仅有, often with a scope such as 在历史上 or 在全国. Stronger than 少见 or 罕见: it says there is no other case at all.

Learn this in Lesson 24 · HSK 5: 大熊猫：从濒危到易危 (How the giant panda was saved)

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