flee; go into exile
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to flee; to go into exile; to escape (to another place)
literaryA literary and formal term typically used in written Chinese or historical contexts, describing someone leaving their home to escape danger, persecution, or disaster.
Chū出
wáng亡
tā他
xiāng乡
，
gū孤
kǔ苦
wú无
yī依
。
He fled to a foreign land, lonely and without support.
Tā他
yīn因
zhèng政
zhì治
pò迫
hài害
ér而
chū出
wáng亡
hǎi海
wài外
。
He fled overseas due to political persecution.
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Gǔ古
dài代
xǔ许
duō多
wén文
rén人
zài在
luàn乱
shì世
zhōng中
xuǎn选
zé择
chū出
wáng亡
。
Many ancient literati chose to flee during troubled times.
Tài太
zǐ子
chū出
wáng亡
，
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
zōng踪
。
The crown prince fled, and his whereabouts are unknown.