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Definition(s) for: 东奔西走

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu - to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- to bustle about
- to hopscotch
- also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 44,243 66,453 55,835

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dōng- surname Dong
dōng- east
- host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- landlord
bēn- to hurry
- to rush
- to run quickly
- to elope
bèn- to go to
- to head for
- towards
- Taiwan pr. [ben1]
bēn- variant of 奔[ben1]
bèn- variant of 奔[ben4]
西 - the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
- Spanish
西 - west
zǒu- to walk
- to go
- to run
- to move (of vehicle)
- to visit
- to leave
- to go away
- to die (euph.)
- from
- through
- away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3])
- to change (shape, form, meaning)

Other Words Containing 东奔西走

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
东奔西走 - 9 44,243 66,453 55,835