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东观西望

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Collocation

1
喜欢东观西望
2
一路上东观西望

Definition

东观西望

Literally means:

look east, look west, look in all directions

Actually means:

glance this way and that

观, look; 望, gaze afar.

This phrase means one looks in all direction to gather relevant information.

观,看。望,向远处看。

东观西望,形容从自己所在的地方朝着各个方向察看,以便了解有关的情况。

Example

Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
xiǎotōu
小偷
xiān
dào
ménwài
门外
dōng
guàn
西
wàng
  
,
kàn
qīng
zhōuwéi
周围
quèshí
确实
méiyǒu
没有
jǐngchá
警察
  
,
cái
zhāohu
招呼
tónghuǒ
同伙
chūmén
出门
  

A thief first went outside the door to look east and west, to see that there really is no police around, before calling his accomplices out.

2
一路
dōng
guàn
西
wàng
  
,
dānxīn
担心
shúrén
熟人
kàndào
看到
zhè
liǎn
qīng
zhǒng
de
yàngzi
样子
  

He looked east and west, worried that acquaintances would see him with a bruised nose.

3
Zhège
这个
xiǎohái
小孩
hěn
hào
好奇
  
,
měi
dào
xīn
de
fāng
地方
zǒng
yào
dōngguàn
东观
wàng
西望
  
,
měi
kàndào
看到
zhǒng
xīn
de
dōng
东西
  
,
zǒng
yào
  

The child is curious, every new place to look east and west, every time you see a new thing, always have to touch.

Related

东张西望