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東奔西走
简 东奔西走 · 繁 東奔西走Mandarin · pinyin dōng bēn xī zǒu
Meanings
- to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- to bustle about
- to hopscotch
- also 東跑西顛 dōng pǎo xī diān
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1–1–1–3 · dong1 ben1 xi1 zou3
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dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to rush about busily; to busy oneself; to run about; to be on the move
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