liāo
蹽
stride away; slip away
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to stride away quickly; to walk with long, fast steps
dialectUsed in dialect (likely Northern, e.g., Northeastern Mandarin) to describe walking or running energetically over a distance.
Tā他
liāo撩
kāi开
cháng长
tuǐ腿
，
yī一
qì气
liāo撩
le了
èr二
shí十
duō多
lǐ里
lù路
。
He strode out with his long legs and covered over twenty li in one go.
Yǎn眼
kàn看
yào要
chí迟
dào到
，
tā他
liāo撩
qǐ起
lái来
jiù就
pǎo跑
。
Seeing he was about to be late, he broke into a run, striding away.
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Zhè这
diǎn点
lù路
bù不
suàn算
shá啥
，
wǒ我
yī一
huì会
er儿
jiù就
liāo撩
dào到
le了
。
This distance is nothing; I'll get there striding quickly in a moment.
verb
to slip away; to sneak off; to beat a hasty retreat
dialectOften implies leaving quietly to avoid an awkward or dangerous situation.
Tā他
yī一
kàn看
xíng形
shì势
bù不
miào妙
jiù就
liāo撩
le了
。
As soon as he saw the situation turning bad, he slipped away.
Jù聚
huì会
tài太
wú无
liáo聊
，
tā他
zhōng中
tú途
jiù就
liāo撩
le了
。
The party was too boring, so he sneaked off in the middle.
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Bié别
ràng让
nà那
xiǎo小
zi子
liāo撩
le了
，
kuài快
zhuā抓
zhù住
tā他
！
Don't let that guy slip away, grab him quick!