Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「東奔西竄」.
The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「東奔西竄」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.
Running to the east and then to the west. Fleeing everywhere. Same as “flee east and west”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dōng bēn xī cuàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dung1 ban1 sai1 chyun3
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.
