披星戴月 pī xīng dài yuè

to toil away for long hours

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to toil away for long hours
  2. 2. to travel or work through night and day

Characters

Character Meaning
披 pī HSK 5
to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to split open
星 xīng HSK 1
star; heavenly body; satellite
戴 dài HSK 4
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to bear
月 yuè HSK 1
month; moon; monthly