披星戴月

pīxīng-dàiyuè

idiom

Meanings

HSK 7-9

为了赶工期，工人们披星戴月。

Wèile gǎn gōngqī, gōngrén men pīxīng-dàiyuè.

To meet the deadline, the workers toiled from before dawn till after dark.

HSK 7-9

他披星戴月地奔波了一个月。

Tā pīxīng-dàiyuè de bēnbō le yí ge yuè.

He ran around working day and night for a whole month.

memory

Literally 'to wear stars and put on the moon' - the traveler leaves before the stars fade and comes home under moonlight.

披 pī

星 xīng

戴 dài

月 yuè