奔走相告

bēnzǒuxiānggào
idiom #58,120

Meanings

  1. 1 to rush around spreading the news
  2. 2 to hurry to tell one another
  3. 3 (of news) to spread like wildfire

Examples

Tīngdào qiúduì duóguàn de xiāoxi, qiúmí men bēnzǒuxiānggào.
On hearing that the team won the championship, fans rushed around spreading the news.
Hǎo xiāoxi chuán lái, cūnmín men bēnzǒuxiānggào, huānxīngǔwǔ.
When the good news arrived, villagers hurried to tell one another, all overjoyed.

Tips

usage
Almost always describes news worth celebrating or news of major significance — would feel odd for trivial gossip.

Stroke Order

bēn
zǒu
xiāng
gào