东奔西跑

Traditional: 東奔西跑

dōng bēn xī pǎo

Dictionary entry

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily

What does 东奔西跑 mean?

东奔西跑 (dōng bēn xī pǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily

2to bustle about

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东Dōngsurname Dong 奔bēnto hurry · to rush 西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]跑páo(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

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东奔西跑

dōng bēn xī pǎo

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