東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. to bustle about

CHARACTERS

東 dōng east, eastern, eastward
奔 bēn
HSK 6
run fast, flee; rush about; run
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
跑 pǎo
HSK 2
run, flee, leave in hurry