遮天蔽日 zhē tiān bì rì

covering the sky and sun; overwhelming

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 57573rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
  2. 2. omnipresent
  3. 3. of universal importance

Characters

Character Meaning
遮 zhē HSK 6
to hide; to screen off; to conceal
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
蔽 bì HSK 6
to cover; to shield; to conceal
日 rì HSK 2
day; date, day of the month; sun