东奔西走 — “To rush about from place to place”
东奔西走 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rush about from place to place”. To be constantly on the go, often for a livelihood or a specific purpose; to toil and moil.
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东奔西走 Pronunciation and Pinyin
东奔西走 Character Breakdown
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他为了家人的生活，每天东奔西走，十分辛苦。
He rushes about from place to place every day, toiling hard for his family's livelihood.
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More idioms starting with 东
- dōng东yī一xià下xī西yī一xià下act aimlessly or erratically
- dōng东dǎo倒xī西wāi歪staggering and lopsided
- dōng东tōu偷xī西mō摸pilfer here and there
- dōng东tù兔xī西wū乌The relentless passage of time
- dōng东chōng冲xī西jué决floodwaters gushing and breaching banks
- dōng东chōng冲xī西zhuàng撞rush about aimlessly
- dōng东chōng冲xī西tū突charge and attack in all directions
- dōng东láo劳xī西yàn燕friends or lovers separating
- dōng东nán南zhī之bǎo宝outstanding talents from the Southeast
- dōng东nán南zhī之xiù秀Outstanding talents from the Southeast
- dōng东nán南zhī之měi美Eminence of the Southeast
- dōng东nán南bàn半bì壁southeastern half of the country
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What does 东奔西走 mean?
东奔西走 (dōng bēn xī zǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rush about from place to place”.
How do you pronounce 东奔西走?
东奔西走 is pronounced dōng bēn xī zǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 东奔西走?
到处奔波。多指为生活所迫或为某一目的四处奔走活动。
