4 characters Idiom and proverb 11 587

Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「東馳西騁」, detailed below.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「東馳西騁」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Running around everywhere. It usually refers to running around due to the pressure of life or for a certain purpose. Same as “running around”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dōng chí xī chěng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dung1 chi4 sai1 ching2

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.