# 东奔西走 (dōngbēnxīzǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 东奔西走 (dōngbēnxīzǒu) means “to rush about busily from place to place”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to rush about busily from place to place
- Pinyin: dōngbēnxīzǒu (dong1 ben1 xi1 zou3)
- Traditional: 東奔西走
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他为了找工作整天东奔西走。
  Tā wèile zhǎo gōngzuò zhěngtiān dōngbēn-xīzǒu.
  He rushed around all day looking for a job.

## Characters

- [东](https://hanziro.com/word/dong-east/) (dōng): east
- [奔](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-rush/) (bēn): to rush; to hurry
- [西](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-west/) (xī): west
- [走](https://hanziro.com/word/zou-walk/) (zǒu): to walk; to leave

https://hanziro.com/word/dong-ben-xi-zou-rush-about-busily/

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