Meaning of 东…西…
东…西… means indicating 'here...there...' or 'this way and that'; describing scattered or haphazard actions in various directions or places. Pronounced dōng ... xī ....
- indicating 'here...there...' or 'this way and that'; describing scattered or haphazard actions in various directions or places
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
wèi为
le了
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
，
zhěng整
tiān天
dōng东
bēn奔
xī西
pǎo跑
de的
。
In order to find a job, he runs around here and there all day long.
Tā他
zài在
rén人
qún群
zhōng中
dōng东
zhāng张
xī西
wàng望
，
hǎo好
xiàng像
zài在
zhǎo找
rén人
。
He was looking around in all directions in the crowd, as if searching for someone.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
qián钱
shì是
tā他
dōng东
pīn拼
xī西
còu凑
cái才
còu凑
qí齐
de的
。
He only managed to scrape together this sum of money by borrowing from here and there.
Nà那
xiē些
dōng东
dǎo倒
xī西
wāi歪
de的
yǐ椅
zi子
xū需
yào要
xiū修
lǐ理
yī一
xià下
。
Those chairs that are tilting this way and that need to be repaired.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
zǒng总
shì是
dōng东
yī一
jù句
，
xī西
yī一
jù句
de的
，
ràng让
rén人
tīng听
bù不
dǒng懂
。
He always speaks disjointedly, saying one thing here and another there, making it hard for people to understand.