A color filter substrate and a liquid crystal display are provided. The color filter substrate has a substrate, a light shielding array and a plurality of color resist units. A projection of the light shielding array on the substrate and a projection of the color resist units on the substrate are connected to each other without intersecting each other. The light shielding array has a plurality of light reflecting units and a plurality of light absorbing units. The light reflecting units are configured to reflect light and are disposed on disposed above the substrate, and the light absorbing units are configured to absorb light and disposed on the light reflecting units.