东张西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

东 dōng east, eastern, eastward
张 zhāng stretch, extend, expand; sheet
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident
望 wàng to look at, look forward; to hope, expect