左顾右盼

左顧右盼

zuǒgù-yòupàn

idiom HSK 7-9 #46,574

Meanings

HSK 2

他左顾右盼，不知道该走哪条路。

Tā zuǒgù-yòupàn, bù zhīdào gāi zǒu nǎ tiáo lù.

He looked around hesitantly, not knowing which road to take.

HSK 2

上课的时候不要左顾右盼。

Shàngkè de shíhòu bùyào zuǒgù-yòupàn.

Don't look around during class.

memory

左 (left) + 顾 (look back) + 右 (right) + 盼 (gaze) = looking left and right, either out of distraction, nervousness, or indecision.

usage

Can describe physical looking around (distracted, nervous) or figurative hesitation/indecisiveness.

左 zuǒ

顾 gù

右 yòu

盼 pàn