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东张西望 meaning in English

dōngzhāng-xīwàng

to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around

HSK 7-9Traditional 東張西望29 strokes

Meaning of 东张西望

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dōngzhāngxīwàng
  1. to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. to glance around

Stroke order for each character

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东 dōng · east · 5 strokes

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张 zhāng · to open up · 7 strokes

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西 xī · west · 6 strokes

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望 wàng · full moon · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 东张西望.

东西dōngxieast and west
东边dōngbianeast; east side
西边xībianwest; west side
西方xīfāngthe West; the Occident
东方dōngfāngeast
西北xīběinorthwest
东北dōngběinortheast
西南xīnánsouthwest
东南dōngnánsoutheast
西餐xīcānWestern-style food
西医xīyīWestern medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine
希望xīwàngto hope; a hope; a wish

Questions about 东张西望

What does 东张西望 mean?

东张西望 (dōngzhāng-xīwàng) means "to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around".

How do you write 东张西望?

东张西望 is made of 4 characters: 东 (5 strokes), 张 (7 strokes), 西 (6 strokes), 望 (11 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.

Is 东张西望 an HSK word?

Yes. 东张西望 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 东张西望 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 东张西望 is written 東張西望.

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