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东奔西走

dōng bēn xī zǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to run this way and that (idiom) / to rush about busily / to bustle about / to hopscotch / also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-801dd4d612427533. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

東奔西走 东奔西走 [dong1 ben1 xi1 zou3] /to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily/to bustle about/to hopscotch/also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1]/

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Other forms in these source records: 東奔西走

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 奔
    bēn

    to hurry / to rush / to run quickly / to elope

    bèn

    to go to / to head for / towards / Taiwan pr. [bēn]

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

  • 走
    zǒu

    to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)

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