东奔西走

dong1 ben1 xi1 zou3

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily, to bustle about, to hopscotch, also 東跑西顛, 东跑西颠

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东奔西走

dōng bēn xī zǒu

run to and fro; run about busily; going in all directions for sth.; run or rush here and there (looking for jobs, earning a livelihood， trying one's hand at sth. or another, etc.):

采购员天天为备料东奔西走。 The purchasing agent rushes around every day to secure materials.

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東奔西走|东奔西走 [dōng bēn xī zǒu] ► to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily ► to bustle about ► to hopscotch ► also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠 [dōng pǎo xī diān]