排山倒海 pái shān dǎo hǎi

overwhelming and powerful; huge in force

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 62869th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
  2. 2. fig. gigantic
  3. 3. of spectacular significance

Characters

Character Meaning
排 pái HSK 4
to line up; to arrange; to set in order
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
倒 dǎo HSK 4
to pour; however; contrary to expectation
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things