铺天盖地

鋪天蓋地
pūtiāngàidì
idiom #21,326

Meanings

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

Examples

Guǎnggào pūtiāngàidì, ràng rén wúchù kě táo.
The ads were everywhere, with no escape.
Dàxuě pūtiāngàidì ér lái.
A heavy snowstorm came sweeping in from all directions.

Tips

memory
Literally 'spreading over sky () and covering earth ()' — 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

tiān
gài