look all around ()
HSK 6
Traditional
東張西望
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他站在门口东张西望，似乎在找什么人。 tā zhàn zài ménkǒu dōngzhāngxīwàng, sìhū zài zhǎo shénme rén. - He stood at the door, looking around anxiously, as if looking for someone.
孩子们在公园里东张西望地玩耍。 háizimen zài gōngyuán lǐ dōngzhāngxīwàng de wánshuǎ. - The children were playing around in the park, looking around in all directions.
她站在街角东张西望，等待着朋友的到来。 tā zhàn zài jiējiǎo dōngzhāngxīwàng, děngdàizhe péngyǒu de dàolái. - She stood on the street corner, looking around anxiously, waiting for her friend to arrive.
他们在森林中东张西望，寻找失踪的孩子。 tāmen zài sēnlín zhōng dōngzhāngxīwàng, xúnzhǎo shīzōng de háizi. - They looked around anxiously in the forest, searching for the missing child.
队长在战场上东张西望，寻找逃跑的士兵。 duìzhǎng zài zhànchǎng shàng dōngzhāngxīwàng, xúnzhǎo táopǎo de shìbīng. - The captain looked around anxiously on the battlefield, searching for the escaping soldiers.
Characters
东 dōng - east | HSK 3
西 xī - west | HSK 3
张 zhāng - to open up; to spread; [measure word for table, picture, paper etc] | HSK 3
望 wàng - reputation; reputable person; hope, expect; pay a visit; streamer sign of a shop; (lit.) hate |