Chinese–English

东奔西走

dōng bēn xī zǒu · dong ben xi zou

Traditional 東奔西走

HSK 7–9

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  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 (dōng pǎo xī diān)
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