What does 东张西望 mean in Chinese?
东张西望 (dōngzhāng-xīwàng) means to look in all directions (idiom).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
东张西望
to look in all directions (idiom)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to look in all directions (idiom)
02
to glance around
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 东张西望?
东张西望 is pronounced dōngzhāng-xīwàng.
Is 东张西望 an HSK word?
东张西望 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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