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东张西望 (dōng zhāng xī wàng): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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东张西望 (dōng zhāng xī wàng): Look all around — Meaning & Stroke Order

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东张西望 consists of 4 characters.

to open up; to spread; [measure word for table, picture, paper etc]

to look into the distance

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Pinyindōng zhāng xī wàng

Meaninglook all around

Characters4

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Subject + Verbwith上课

shàng上

kè课

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

neutral

look around in class

Verb + Adverbwith看

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

de地

kàn看

Adverb + Verbwith不要

bú不

yào要

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

Adjective + Nounwith样子

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

de的

yàng样

zi子

4.

Example Sentences with 东张西望

tā他

zài在

jiē街

shàng上

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

neutral

look around

neutral

don't look around

neutral

the appearance of looking around

wàng

望

。

He is looking around on the street.

tā他

shàng上

kè课

shí时

zǒng总

shì是

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

，

bù不

zhuān专

xīn心

tīng听

jiǎng讲

。

He always looks all around during class and doesn't pay attention to the lecture.

zài在

bó博

wù物

guǎn馆

lǐ里

，

qǐng请

bú不

yào要

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

，

yǐ以

miǎn免

cuò错

guò过

jiǎng讲

jiě解

yuán员

de的

jīng精

cǎi彩

jiě解

shuō说

。

In the museum, please don't look all around, so as not to miss the docent's wonderful explanation.

miàn面

shì试

shí时

，

hòu候

xuǎn选

rén人

wéi为

hé何

yì一

zhí直

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

，

xiǎn显

de得

quē缺

fá乏

zì自

xìn信

？

During the interview, why did the candidate keep looking all around, appearing to lack confidence?

xiǎo小

míng明

shàng上

kè课

shí时

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

，

bèi被

lǎo老

shī师

pī批

píng评

le了

。

Xiao Ming was looking around during class and got scolded by the teacher.

jìn尽

guǎn管

huì会

yì议

nèi内

róng容

kū枯

zào燥

，

dàn但

yù与

huì会

zhě者

réng仍

xū需

zhuān专

zhù注

líng聆

tīng听

，

ér而

fēi非

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

。

Although the meeting content was dull, attendees still needed to listen attentively rather than look all around.

tā他

yì一

biān边

pái排

duì队

，

yì一

biān边

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

，

sì似

hū乎

zài在

xún寻

zhǎo找

shú熟

xī悉

de的

miàn面

kǒng孔

。

While waiting in line, he looked all around, seemingly searching for a familiar face.

dì第

yī一

cì次

lái来

dào到

zhè这

ge个

mò陌

shēng生

de的

chéng城

shì市

，

tā她

hào好

qí奇

dì地

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

，

xiǎng想

jì记

zhù住

měi每

yí一

gè个

jiǎo角

luò落

。

When she first arrived in this unfamiliar city, she looked around curiously, trying to remember every corner.

zài在

mò陌

shēng生

de的

pài派

duì对

shàng上

，

tā她

gǎn感

dào到

yǒu有

xiē些

jú局

cù促

，

zhǐ只

hǎo好

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

lái来

yǎn掩

shì饰

gān尴

gà尬

。

At the unfamiliar party, she felt a bit awkward and had to look all around to hide her embarrassment.

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 东张西望.

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饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghave lived through many changes
闭塞bì sèto close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way
标题biāo títitle; heading
暴露bào lùexpose; reveal; lay bare
边界biān jièboundary; frontier; border
波涛bō tāogreat waves
苍白cāng báipale; pallid; wan
辫子biàn ziplait; braid; pigtail
安置ān zhìarrange for; find a place for
报销bào xiāosubmit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund

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Words with 东

东西dōng xiHSK 1
东北Dōng běiHSK 3
东南dōng nánHSK 3
东方Dōng fāngHSK 3
东部dōng bùHSK 4
房东fáng dōngHSK 4

股东

gǔ dōng

HSK 6

东道主dōng dào zhǔHSK 6

Words with 张

紧张jǐn zhāngHSK 4
主张zhǔ zhāngHSK 5
夸张kuā zhāngHSK 5
慌张huāng zhāngHSK 5
扩张kuò zhāngHSK 6
伸张shēn zhāngHSK 7-9
嚣张xiāo zhāngHSK 7-9
开张kāi zhāngHSK 7-9

Words with 西

东西dōng xiHSK 1
西瓜xī guāHSK 2
西北Xī běiHSK 3
西南xī nánHSK 3
西方Xī fāngHSK 3
西部xī bùHSK 4
西红柿xī hóng shìHSK 4
西装xī zhuāngHSK 5

Words with 望

希望xī wàngHSK 2
失望shī wàngHSK 4
愿望yuàn wàngHSK 5
盼望pàn wàngHSK 5
看望kàn wàngHSK 5
威望wēi wàngHSK 6
展望zhǎn wàngHSK 6
指望zhǐ wàngHSK 6