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东张西望

dōng zhāng xī wàng
HSK 7

English Meaning

to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 2 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
可是你现在才入行一年 你就现在这样东张西望
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然后你就跟我提东提西的要求

“and now you're making demands here and there.”

“But you've only been in this field for a year, and you're looking around like this.”

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你迟早有一天是会被人替代掉的 谁替代我

“Sooner or later, you'll be replaced. Replaced by who?”

因为你前两张都东张西望的
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她一直看右边 右边是不是有什么东西啊?

“She keeps looking to the right.”

“[mother] Because you were looking around at those two.”

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就只有这张什么都没看

“But you didn't look at this one.”

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