Look around in Chinese
to look around · HSK 7–9
东张西望
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- 东 east
- 张 to open
- 西 west
- 望 to look
他站在门口东张西望。 He stood at the door looking all around.
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How do you say look around in Chinese?
Look around in Chinese is 东张西望 (dōng zhāng xī wàng). You can also say 观望 (guān wàng).
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