run to and fro
Running east and West, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ō NGB ē nx ī Z ǒ u, which means running around, mostly refers to being forced by life or running around for a certain purpose. It comes from Qinyuanchun, farewell to Zhang zhouqing.
The origin of Idioms
In the early Yuan and Wei dynasties, the rhyme of leaving Zhang zhouqing in the spring of Qinyuan said: "even in the past few years, we have had a good friendship, and we have been running east and West, and water has been sent to meet the mountain."
Analysis of Idioms
Moving around, setting up camp, settling down and staying still
Idiom usage
It means running around. It's better to be cured than in China. The thirtieth chapter of Water Margin by Chen Chen in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : dōng bēn xī zǒu
run to and fro
make personal sacrifices for the public good. shě jǐ wèi gōng
a clever , penetrating remark. qiǎo fā qí zhòng
if the blind leads the blind , both shall fall into the ditch. máng rén xiā mǎ
The eagle struck with a thunderbolt. yīng cuō tíng jī