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东奔西走 | 東奔西走
- 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 2 to bustle about
- 3 to hopscotch
- 4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
东征西怨 | 東征西怨
- 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
老东西 | 老東西
- 1 (derog.) old fool
- 2 old bastard
东西周 | 東西周
- 1 Eastern Zhou (1046-771 BC) and Western Zhou (770-221 BC)
东西宽 | 東西寬
- 1 east-west distance
各奔东西 | 各奔東西
- 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
- 2 to part ways with sb
- 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
东张西望 | 東張西望
- 1 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 2 to glance around
东鳞西爪 | 東鱗西爪
- 1 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
- 2 odds and ends (idiom)
拆东补西 | 拆東補西
- 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
- 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
东征西讨 | 東征西討
- 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东奔西跑 | 東奔西跑
- 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 2 to bustle about
东西德 | 東西德
- 1 East and West Germany
- 2 refers to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
东拉西扯 | 東拉西扯
- 1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
东西半球 | 東西半球
- 1 East and West hemispheres
东西方 | 東西方
- 1 east and west
- 2 east to west
东西湖 | 東西湖
- 1 Dongxihu district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
不是东西 | 不是東西
- 1 (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing
- 2 worthless nobody
- 3 no-good
东讨西征 | 東討西征
- 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东南西北 | 東南西北
- 1 east, south, west and north
- 2 all directions
买东西 | 買東西
- 1 to do one's shopping