- 东张西望
- dōngzhāngxīwànggaze (or peer) around; glance this way and that; look in every direction* * *gaze around; scrounge* * *gaze around; scrounge* * *dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4to look in all directions (idiom), to glance around* * *东张西望dōng zhāng xī wànglook (glance) this way and that; gaze (peer) around; gaze right and left; look all around; look east and west; peer in all directions:这个女学生提着她的行李, 在站台外东张西望, 却看不见有接她的人。 With her luggage in her hands, the girl stood looking round in all directions, but apparently no one had come to meet her.* * *東張西望|东张西望 [dōng zhāng xī wàng] ► to look in all directions (idiom) ► to glance around
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.