东奔西跑

東奔西跑

dōngbēnxīpǎo

idiom #29,063

Meanings

1 to rush about busily in all directions
2 to run this way and that
3 to bustle about

Characters

to rush; to dash

Examples

为了给孩子找一所好学校，她东奔西跑了好几个月。

Wèile gěi háizi zhǎo yī suǒ hǎo xuéxiào, tā dōngbēnxīpǎo le hǎo jǐ gè yuè.

She rushed around for several months trying to find a good school for her child.

他整天东奔西跑，忙得连饭都顾不上吃。

Tā zhěng tiān dōngbēnxīpǎo, máng de lián fàn dōu gùbushàng chī.

He's been running around all day, so busy he hasn't even had time to eat.

Tips

memory

东 (east) + 奔 (to rush) + 西 (west) + 跑 (to run) — rushing east and running west, capturing the frantic energy of someone darting around in all directions.

Stroke Order

东 dōng

奔 bēn

西 xī

跑 pǎo