东张西望 — Chinese idiom
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
Traditional: 東張西望
Meaning
- to look in all directions
- to glance around
Character by character
- 东dōngeast, eastern, eastward
- 张zhāngto display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a shee
- 西xīwest, western, westward
- 望wàngto expect, to hope, to look forward to
Idioms sharing a character
- 付之东流 fù zhī dōng liú
- 只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
- 各奔东西 gè bèn dōng xī
- 拆东补西 chāi dōng bǔ xī
- 东倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi
- 东兔西乌 dōng tù xī wū
- 东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu
- 东奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo
- 东山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ
- 东征西怨 dōng zhēng xī yuàn
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