táo

HSK 5
common
verb
archaic

Meaning of

逃 means to flee; to run away; to escape; to evade; to shirk; to avoid. Pronounced táo. HSK 5.

  • to flee; to run away; to escape
  • to evade; to shirk; to avoid

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

wèi
le
duǒ
zhuī
 
lián
táo
dào
le
piān
yuǎn
shān
 

To avoid being hunted, he fled to a remote mountain area overnight.

Jīng
guò
fān
liè
dòu
 
zhōng
chéng
gōng
táo
tuō
le
dǎi
de
kòng
zhì
 

After a fierce struggle, he finally managed to escape the gangster's control.

Zhàn
luàn
shí
 
duō
bǎi
xìng
tuō
jiā
dài
kǒu
táo
dào
wài
duǒ
le
lái
 

During the war, many people fled to other places with their families to hide.

Èr
Zhàn
jiān
 
liàng
yóu
tài
rén
wèi
le
duǒ
cuì
hài
táo
dào
zhōng
guó
jiā
 

During World War II, large numbers of Jews fled to neutral countries to escape Nazi persecution.

Jiān
de
liǎng
míng
zhòng
xíng
fàn
chèn
táo
tuō
 
jǐng
fāng
jīng
zhǎn
kāi
quán
miàn
sōu
 

Two violent felons escaped from prison under cover of night, and the police have launched a full manhunt.