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1
sljump about; (of animals) run and jump all over the place
- sōng shǔ shàng cuān xià tiào xún zhǎo shí wù
  松鼠上蹿下跳，寻找食物。
  The squirrel was jumping from here to there, trying to find some food.
synonym
dōng cuàn xī tiào东窜西跳
antonym
kuī rán bù dòng岿然不动
2
v.rush around stirring up trouble; run around on sinister errands
- tā bù tíng shàng cuān xià tiào shān fēng diǎn huǒ
  他不停上蹿下跳，煽风点火。
  He can't stop rushing around stirring up trouble.

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