Vocabulary

What does 東奔西走 (とうほんせいそう) mean?

東奔西走 (とうほんせいそう) means running around busily in all directions for a purpose (lit. dashing east and running west).

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Readingとうほんせいそう
とうほんせいそう
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running around busily in all directions for a purpose (lit. dashing east and running west)

Example sentences

  • He ran about from place to place to raise the funds for opening his shop.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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