flee abroad; abscond; capital flight
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to flee to another place or abroad; to abscond; to defect
neutralCommonly used in legal, political, or financial contexts. Often implies fleeing to escape legal consequences (e.g., corrupt officials fleeing overseas) or refers to capital flight (资金外逃).
Nà那
míng名
tān贪
guān官
yǐ已
jīng经
wài外
táo逃
dào到
Měi美
guó国
。
That corrupt official has already fled abroad to the United States.
Jìn近
nián年
lái来
，
zī资
jīn金
wài外
táo逃
xiàn现
xiàng象
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
guān关
zhù注
。
In recent years, the phenomenon of capital flight has attracted the government's attention.
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Tā他
yīn因
hài害
pà怕
bèi被
dài逮
bǔ捕
ér而
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
wài外
táo逃
。
He chose to flee abroad out of fear of being arrested.
Gāi该
guó国
miàn面
lín临
yán严
zhòng重
de的
rén人
cái才
wài外
táo逃
wèn问
tí题
。
The country faces a serious brain drain problem.