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東奔西走

dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2

dong1 ben1 xi1 zou3

(saying) hustle about; go here and there [Syn.] 東奔西跑

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

東奔西走

This word was added by bybell on 7th Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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東 dung1 dong1 - east
奔 ban1 ban3 ben1 {ben4 } fen4 | ben4 {fen4} - to move quickly; to rush about; to run
西 sai1 xi1 si1 yue1 - west
走 zau2 zou3 zou4 - walk

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