左顾右盼 zuǒgù-yòupàn glancing to left and right (idiom)
glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
怎么记住“左顾右盼”: 左 left + 顾 attend to + 右 right + 盼 to look = glancing to left and right (idiom).
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- Idiom: to look left and right - glancing around - 他左顾右盼,好像在等人 (tā zuǒgù-yòupàn, hǎoxiàng zài děng rén) he kept glancing around as if waiting for someone.
- Describes turning the head side to side, often out of nervousness, distraction, or hesitation (also of a driver failing to focus).
- Can imply indecisiveness or lack of concentration. Contrast 东张西望 (dōngzhāng-xīwàng), a near-synonym stressing looking all around curiously/aimlessly.