look in all directions ⇒ 他东张西望，也没找到出租车。 Tā dōng zhāng xī wàng, yě méi zhǎo dào chūzūchē. → He looked in all directions, but couldn't find a taxi. ⇒ 考试时，不许东张西望。 Kǎoshì shí, bùxǔ dōng zhāng xī wàng. → During exams it is not permitted to look around.
东拉西扯
rambling ⇒ 你不要再东拉西扯了,快说正经事。 Nǐ bùyào zài dōng lā xī chě le, kuài shuō zhèngjingshì. → Stop rambling and get to the point.
东拼西凑
scrimp and save ⇒ 他就这样东拼西凑,硬把学费交上了。 Tā jiù zhèyàng dōng pīn xī còu, yìng bǎ xuéfèi jiāoshàng le. → This is how he scrimped and saved, and managed to pay for the school fees.
东跑西颠
rush around
声东击西
decoy tactics ⇒ 这位将军作战时善于声东击西。 Zhè wèi jiāngjūn zuòzhàn shí shànyú shēng dōng jī xī. → In war this general is excellent at decoy tactics.
English translation of '东 ... 西 ... '
东 ... 西 ... (東 ... 西 ... )
(dōng ... xī ... )
⇒ 东倒西歪 (dōng dǎo xī wāi) walk unsteadily
⇒ 他说话是东一句, 西一句。 (Tā shuōhuà shì dōng yī jù, xī yī jù.) He talks incoherently.