東張西望

东张西望
dōngzhāngxīwàng
  1. to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. to glance around

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 東 dōng
  1. east
  2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  3. landlord
2 張 zhāng
  1. to open up
  2. to spread
  3. sheet of paper
  4. classifier for flat objects, sheet
  5. classifier for votes
3 西 xī west
=4 望 wàng
  1. full moon
  2. to hope
  3. to expect
  4. to visit
  5. to gaze (into the distance)
  6. to look towards
  7. towards
=4 望 wàng
  1. 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
  2. old variant of 望 wàng