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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「東衝西突」, with its usage explained below.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「東衝西突」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Refers to charging and attacking in all directions.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dōng chōng xī tū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dung1 chung1 sai1 dat6

The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.