东跑西跑

東跑西跑

dōngpǎoxīpǎo

phrase

Meanings

1 to run around everywhere
2 to rush about from place to place

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

孩子一整天东跑西跑,累得不行。

Háizi yìzhěngtiān dōngpǎoxīpǎo, lèi de bùxíng.

The kid ran around everywhere all day and was exhausted.

HSK 3

办手续要东跑西跑好几个部门。

Bàn shǒuxù yào dōngpǎoxīpǎo hǎojǐ ge bùmén.

Handling the paperwork means running around to several different offices.

Tips

grammar

Colloquial variant of the classical chengyu 东奔西跑 (dōngbēnxīpǎo) - same 东X西X reduplication pattern. The 跑/跑 doubling makes it more everyday and casual.

Stroke Order

东 dōng

跑 pǎo

西 xī