flee for one's life; run for one's life
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to flee for one's life; to escape from danger to save one's life
Emphasizes the urgency of escaping life-threatening situations. Often used with adverbs like 拼命 (with all one's might).
Tīng听
dào到
qiāng枪
shēng声
，
dà大
jiā家
pīn拼
mìng命
táo逃
mìng命
。
Hearing the gunshots, everyone fled for their lives.
Huǒ火
zāi灾
fā发
shēng生
shí时
，
rén人
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
táo逃
mìng命
。
When the fire broke out, people fled for their lives.
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Wèi为
le了
táo逃
mìng命
，
tā他
tiào跳
jìn进
le了
bīng冰
lěng冷
de的
hé河
lǐ里
。
To save his life, he jumped into the icy river.