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东奔西走

Traditional 東奔西走

dōng bēn xī zǒu

to run this way and that (idiom)

HSK 7–9

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Meanings

dōng bēn xī zǒu 東奔西走

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

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In sentences

长年累月cháng nián lěi yuè东奔西走dōng bēn xī zǒu忙máng死sǐ了le,生活shēng huó太tài没有méi yǒu规律guī lǜ了le。長年累月cháng nián lěi yuè東奔西走dōng bēn xī zǒu忙máng死sǐ了le,生活shēng huó太tài沒有méi yǒu規律guī lǜ了le。I'm so busy running about year in, year out. My life has no consistency. #421028