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东张西望

dōngzhāng-xīwàng

Traditional: 東張西望

to look in all directions (idiom)

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Meaning of 东张西望 in English

dōngzhāng-xīwàngHSK 7–9Syllabus #6332
  1. to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. to glance around

Characters

东 on its own →
dōng · east

HSK words with 东

东西HSK 1东HSK 3东北HSK 3东方HSK 3东南HSK 3东部HSK 4房东HSK 4股东HSK 7–9东道主HSK 7–9东奔西走HSK 7–9
张 on its own →
zhāng · classifier for flat objects, sheet

HSK words with 张

张HSK 3紧张HSK 4夸张HSK 6主张HSK 6慌张HSK 7–9开张HSK 7–9扩张HSK 7–9伸张HSK 7–9嚣张HSK 7–9张贴HSK 7–9

HSK words with 西

东西HSK 1西HSK 3西北HSK 3西方HSK 3西瓜HSK 3西南HSK 3西部HSK 4西红柿HSK 4西餐HSK 5西装HSK 5
望 on its own →
wàng · to hope

HSK words with 望

希望HSK 2失望HSK 4看望HSK 5愿望HSK 5望HSK 6绝望HSK 6渴望HSK 6盼望HSK 6期望HSK 6欲望HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences