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

孩子一整天东跑西跑,累得不行。

Háizi yì zhěng tiān dōngpǎoxīpǎo, lèi de bùxíng.

The kid ran around everywhere all day and was exhausted.

办手续要东跑西跑好几个部门。

Bàn shǒuxù yào dōngpǎoxīpǎo hǎo jǐ 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