táotuō

逃脱

Word · VerbTraditional逃脫

escape; flee; shake off

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Meanings

2 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to escape (from danger); to flee; to run away

Implies getting away from a dangerous, threatening, or confined situation. Often used with physical locations like prisons, traps, or encirclements.

Tā他
cóng从
jiān监
yù狱
lǐ里
táo逃
tuō脱
le了
 。

He escaped from prison.

Nà那
zhī只
niǎo鸟
cóng从
lóng笼
zi子
lǐ里
táo逃
tuō脱
le了
 。

That bird escaped from the cage.

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Gāng刚
zhuā抓
zhù住
de的
táo逃
fàn犯
yòu又
táo逃
tuō脱
le了
 。

The escaped prisoner who had just been caught escaped again.

Dí敌
rén人
shì试
tú图
cóng从
bāo包
wéi围
quān圈
zhōng中
táo逃
tuō脱
 。

The enemy tried to escape from the encirclement.

2.

verb

to shake off; to get rid of; to evade (responsibility, blame, etc.)

Used with abstract concepts like guilt, blame, responsibility, or legal consequences. Often implies intentional avoidance.

Tā他
shì试
tú图
táo逃
tuō脱
zuì罪
zé责
 。

He tried to evade responsibility for the crime.

Méi没
yǒu有
rén人
néng能
gòu逃
táo脱
tuō法
fǎ律
lǜ的
de制
zhì裁
 。

No one can escape legal punishment.

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Tā他
wú无
fǎ法
táo逃
tuō脱
dào道
dé德
de的
qiǎn谴
zé责
 。

He cannot escape moral condemnation.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
xiǎng想
táo逃
tuō脱
shuì税
wù务
diào调
chá查
 。

This company wants to evade the tax investigation.