Word information
Simplified东奔西走
Traditional東奔西走
Pinyindōngbēn-xīzǒu
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
东奔西走
dōngbēn-xīzǒu · to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch; also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1]
Character breakdown
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东西dōngxi
thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
走zǒuto walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)
走路zǒulùto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out
东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord; surname Dong
东北dōngběiNortheast China; Manchuria; northeast
东方dōngfāngeast; the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang