东奔西跑 (東奔西跑)
dōng bēn xī pǎo
Pinyin

Definition

东奔西跑 (東奔西跑)
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dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. to bustle about

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bēn
  1. 1 to hurry
  2. 2 to rush
  3. 3 to run quickly
  4. 4 to elope
bēn fàng
  1. 1 bold and unrestrained
  2. 2 untrammeled
bēn bō
  1. 1 to rush about
  2. 2 to be constantly on the move
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
  1. 1 the West
  2. 2 abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
  3. 3 Spanish

Idioms (20)

中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
各奔前程
gè bèn qián chéng
  1. 1 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry

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