东奔西跑

東奔西跑

dōngbēn-xīpǎo

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 dōngbēn-xīpǎo le hǎojǐ 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 zhěngtiān dōngbēn-xīpǎo, 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