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东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
What 东张西望 means
- to look in all directions (idiom)
- to glance around
The characters in 东张西望
- 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
- 张zhāngto open up; to spread; sheet of paper
- 西xīwest
- 望wàngfull moon; to hope; to expect
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