Chinese

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|- ! !east !to escape; to run away; to flee !west

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|- !trad. (東逃西竄) | 東 | 逃 | 西 | 竄 |- !simp. (东逃西窜) | 东 | 逃 | 西 | 窜 |}

Alternative forms

• 東奔西竄／东奔西窜 (dōngbēnxīcuàn)

Idiom

東逃西竄

1. to scurry from place to place, especially when being chased (such as a rat)
2. (by extension) (of a criminal) to be on the run