遮天蔽日 zhētiānbìrì to blot out the sky and sun Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 遮 zhē verb to cover to cover; to screen; to hide from view; to conceal or cover up (e.g. a shortcoming)天 tiān noun sky sky; heavens; the space above the earth蔽 bì verbadjective to cover to cover, shield, or screen; to protect or shelter日 rì noun sun (bound form) the sun; sunlight