他东奔西走找活干。
He rushes about looking for work.
东奔西走
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch
HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 東奔西走
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东
奔
西
走
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东
奔
西
走
- 走zǒuto walkB2
- 走路zǒulùto walkB2
- 行走xíngzǒuto walkB5
- 走廊zǒulángcorridorB6
- 出走chūzǒuto leave homeB7
- 飞禽走兽fēiqín-zǒushòu(idiom) birds and animalsB7
- 走过场zǒu guòchǎngto go through the motionsB7
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东奔西走的日子很累。
Life on the run is tiring.