avoid; evade; escape
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to evade; to avoid; to shirk
neutralOften implies a negative connotation of escaping one's duties, problems, or realities.
Tā他
yī一
zhí直
zài在
táo逃
bì避
xiàn现
shí实
，
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
miàn面
duì对
shī失
bài败
。
He has been avoiding reality, unwilling to face failure.
Nǐ你
bù不
néng能
táo逃
bì避
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zé责
rèn任
。
You cannot shirk your own responsibilities.
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Wèi为
le了
táo逃
bì避
zhài债
wù务
，
tā他
bān搬
dào到
le了
lìng另
yī一
gè个
chéng城
shì市
。
To evade his debts, he moved to another city.
Yǒu有
xiē些
xué学
sheng生
tōng通
guò过
wán玩
yóu游
xì戏
lái来
táo逃
bì避
xué学
xí习
yā压
lì力
。
Some students escape academic pressure by playing video games.
Fǎ法
lǜ律
miàn面
qián前
，
rèn任
hé何
rén人
dōu都
wú无
fǎ法
táo逃
bì避
chéng惩
fá罚
。
Before the law, no one can evade punishment.