fill the sky; immense; extreme
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
fill the sky; spread across the heavens; be immense
literaryOften used metaphorically to describe something of extreme scale or severity, such as disasters, crimes, or deception. Literary or formal register.
Zhè这
qǐ起
mí弥
tiān天
dà大
huò祸
，
gěi给
dāng当
dì地
zào造
chéng成
le了
wú无
fǎ法
gū估
liàng量
de的
sǔn损
shī失
。
This immense catastrophe caused incalculable damage to the local area.
Tā他
fàn犯
xià下
le了
mí弥
tiān天
dà大
zuì罪
，
zuì最
zhōng终
shòu受
dào到
fǎ法
lǜ律
de的
yán严
chéng惩
。
He committed a monstrous crime and was severely punished by the law.
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Qīng清
chén晨
，
dà大
wù雾
mí弥
tiān天
，
néng能
jiàn见
dù度
bù不
zú足
wǔ五
shí十
mǐ米
。
In the early morning, a thick fog filled the sky, reducing visibility to less than fifty meters.
Zhè这
mí弥
tiān天
huǎng谎
yán言
chà差
diǎn点
piàn骗
guò过
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
。
This colossal lie almost deceived everyone.
Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
mí弥
tiān天
zhàn战
huǒ火
lái来
xíng形
róng容
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
cǎn惨
liè烈
。
Ancient poets often used the phrase 'sky-filling flames of war' to describe the horrors of battle.