flee from war or banditry
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to flee from one's home due to war, banditry, or social unrest
archaicThis term is primarily used in historical or literary contexts to describe the mass migration of civilians during periods of warfare or lawlessness in pre-modern China. It is largely archaic in contemporary language.
Zhàn战
luàn乱
shí时
qī期
，
cūn村
mín民
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
pǎo跑
fǎn反
，
duǒ躲
jìn进
shān山
lǐ里
。
During the war, the villagers fled en masse, hiding in the mountains.
Tīng听
shuō说
tǔ土
fěi匪
yào要
lái来
，
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zi子
de的
rén人
lián连
yè夜
pǎo跑
fǎn反
le了
。
Upon hearing the bandits were coming, the entire village fled overnight.
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Nǎi奶
nai奶
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
jīng经
lì历
guò过
pǎo跑
fǎn反
，
nà那
duàn段
rì日
zi子
fēi非
cháng常
jiān艰
nán难
。
My grandmother experienced fleeing from war when she was young; those were very difficult times.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
pǎo跑
fǎn反
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
zài在
luàn乱
shì世
zhōng中
wú无
nài奈
de的
qiú求
shēng生
shǒu手
duàn段
。
Historically, fleeing was a desperate survival tactic for many common people during turbulent times.