奔走相告

bēnzǒu-xiānggào

idiom #58,120

Meanings

HSK 7-9

听到球队夺冠的消息，球迷们奔走相告。

Tīngdào qiúduì duóguàn de xiāoxi, qiúmí men bēnzǒuxiānggào.

On hearing that the team won the championship, fans rushed around spreading the news.

HSK 7-9

好消息传来，村民们奔走相告，欢欣鼓舞。

Hǎo xiāoxi chuánlái, cūnmín men bēnzǒuxiānggào, huānxīn-gǔwǔ.

When the good news arrived, villagers hurried to tell one another, all overjoyed.

usage

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

奔 bēn

走 zǒu

相 xiāng

告 gào