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Word · VerbTraditional遁

escape; hide; avoid

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to escape; to evade; to avoid

literary

Often used in classical or formal contexts, implying a sudden or clever escape.

Dí敌
jūn军
jiàn见
shì势
bù不
miào妙
 ，
lián连
yè夜
dùn遁
zǒu走
 。

Seeing the situation was unfavorable, the enemy forces escaped overnight.

Tā他
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de地
dùn遁
guò过
le了
zhuī追
bǔ捕
 。

He cleverly evaded capture.

2.

verb

to hide; to conceal oneself

literary

Implies disappearing from sight, often with a connotation of secrecy.

Cì刺
kè客
yī一
jī击
zhī之
hòu后
 ，
biàn便
dùn遁
rù入
yè夜
sè色
 。

After the single strike, the assassin vanished into the night.