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Hanzi

逃 / 逃

Traditional
逃
Simplified
逃

to escape/to run away/to flee

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

táo

Bopomofo

ㄊㄠˊ

Jyutping

tou4

Example sentences

逃 táo
小偷在警察趕到之前就逃走了。
小偷在警察赶到之前就逃走了。

The thief escaped before the police arrived.

法網 / 法网 fǎwǎng
只要犯罪，就難逃法網。
只要犯罪，就难逃法网。

As long as one commits a crime, it is hard to escape the net of justice.

逃避 táobì
你不能一味地逃避現實。
你不能一味地逃避现实。

You cannot blindly escape from reality.

一味 yīwèi
你不能一味地逃避問題，必須勇敢地面對它。
你不能一味地逃避问题，必须勇敢地面对它。

You cannot blindly avoid problems; you must face them bravely.

逃亡 táowáng
那名罪犯在逃亡多年後終於被捕了。
那名罪犯在逃亡多年后终于被捕了。

The criminal was finally arrested after fleeing for many years.

遺棄 / 遗弃 yíqì
戰亂逃亡時遺棄了多少財產。
战乱逃亡时遗弃了多少财产。

How much property was abandoned during the flight from war?

逃犯 táofàn
警方正在全力追捕那名危險的逃犯。
警方正在全力追捕那名危险的逃犯。

The police are doing their best to pursue that dangerous fugitive.

監獄 / 监狱 jiānyù
逃犯被抓回監獄了。
逃犯被抓回监狱了。

The escaped convict was caught and returned to prison.

逃生 táoshēng
這棟大樓設有完善的消防系統和逃生通道。
这栋大楼设有完善的消防系统和逃生通道。

This building is equipped with a complete fire protection system and escape routes.

逃竄 / 逃窜 táocuàn
警察趕到現場時，小偷正四處逃竄。
警察赶到现场时，小偷正四处逃窜。

When the police arrived at the scene, the thief was scurrying away in all directions.

Example Vocabulary

逃

tao2

to escape; to flee; to run away

逃避

tao2'bi4

to escape; to evade; to shirk

逃亡

táowáng

to flee and wander; to go into exile; to be a fugitive

逃犯

tao2'fan4

escaped criminal; fugitive

逃生

táoshēng

to escape for one's life; to flee a dangerous environment

逃竄

tao2'cuan4

to flee in disorder; to scurry away

逃脫

tao2'tuo1

to escape; to run away

出逃

chu1'tao2

叛逃

pan4'tao2

在逃

zai4'tao2

at large; still wanted and not yet arrested

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