铺天盖地

鋪天蓋地

pūtiān-gàidì

idiom #21,326

Meanings

1 overwhelming
2 all-pervasive
3 covering the sky and the earth
4 everywhere at once

Characters

to spread / to lay out

Examples

HSK 4

大雪铺天盖地而来。

Dàxuě pūtiān-gàidì ér lái.

A heavy snowstorm came sweeping in from all directions.

HSK 5

广告铺天盖地，让人无处可逃。

Guǎnggào pūtiān-gàidì, ràng rén wúchù kě táo.

The ads were everywhere, with no escape.

Tips

memory

Literally 'spreading over sky (铺天) and covering earth (盖地)' - picture a force so enormous it blankets both above and below, leaving no gap. Perfect for describing overwhelming floods, ads, criticism, or snowstorms.

Stroke Order

铺 pū

天 tiān

盖 gài

地 dì