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东奔西跑

dōng bēn xī pǎo

4-character word Traditional 東奔西跑

What 东奔西跑 means

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

The characters in 东奔西跑

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 奔bēnto hurry; to rush; to run quickly
• 西xīwest
• 跑pǎoto run; to run away; to escape