dōng bēn xī zǒu

Traditional: 東奔西走

HSK 7–9

东奔西走 (dōng bēn xī zǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch”.

Meanings

  1. 1to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2to bustle about
  3. 3to hopscotch
  4. 4also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1]

Characters in 东奔西走

东dōng · east奔bēn · to hurry西xī · west走zǒu · to walk

Related words

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