# 左顾右盼 (zuǒgùyòupàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 左顾右盼 (zuǒgùyòupàn) means “to glance left and right; to look all around”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to glance left and right; to look all around
- Pinyin: zuǒgùyòupàn (zuo3 gu4 you4 pan4)
- Traditional: 左顧右盼
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他站在门口左顾右盼。
  Tā zhàn zài ménkǒu zuǒgùyòupàn.
  He stood at the door looking all around.

## Characters

- [左](https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-left/) (zuǒ): left; left-hand side
- [顾](https://hanziro.com/word/gu-look-after/) (gù): to look after; to care for
- [右](https://hanziro.com/word/you-right/) (yòu): right; right-hand side
- [盼](https://hanziro.com/word/pan-hope/) (pàn): to hope for; to long for

https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-gu-you-pan-glance-left-and/

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