扑面而来 pū miàn ér lái

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. sth hits one in the face
  2. directly in one's face
  3. sth assaults the senses
  4. blatant (advertising)
  5. eye-catching
  6. (a smell) assaults the nostrils

CHARACTERS

扑 pū
HSK 6
pound, beat, strike; attack
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
来 lái
HSK 1
come, coming; return, returning