HSK 6 vocabulary › 东张西望
东张西望
东张西望 in English: to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around
dōng zhāng xī wàng
to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around
How to pronounce 东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng (without tone marks: dong zhang xi wang). dōng is a first (high, level) tone; zhāng is a first (high, level) tone; xī is a first (high, level) tone; wàng is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 东张西望
东 dōng
east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
张 zhāng
to open up; to spread; sheet of paper
to open up; to spread; sheet of paper
西 xī
west
west
望 wàng
full moon; to hope; to expect
full moon; to hope; to expect
Related words
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing; object | HSK 1 |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon | HSK 2 |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope; a hope | HSK 2 |
| 东 | dōng | east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) | HSK 3 |
| 张 | zhāng | to open up; to spread | HSK 3 |
| 西 | xī | west | HSK 3 |
| 房东 | fáng dōng | landlord | HSK 4 |
| 紧张 | jǐn zhāng | nervous; keyed up | HSK 4 |
| 西红柿 | xī hóng shì | tomato | HSK 4 |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed; to lose hope | HSK 4 |