逃 (tou4 | tao2) : run away; dodge

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逃

tou4

tao2

[1] run away; escape; flee
[2] dodge; evade; avoid; shirk

Default PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

逃

This word has been viewed 7190 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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逃之夭夭 tou4 zi1 jiu1 jiu1 tao2 zhi1 yao1 yao1 = to escape without trace (idiom)

逃出 tou4 ceot1 tao2 chu1 = to escape from

逃走 tou4 zau2 tao2 zou3 = run away; flee

逃跑 tou4 paau2 tao2 pao3 = run away; flee; escape; to "hit and run" 國

逃避 tou4 bei6 tao2 bi4 = to evade

逃荒 tou4 fong1 tao2 huang1 = to flee famine

逃生 tou4 sang1 = flee for one's life

逃學 tou4 hok6 tao2 xue2 = kip; play truant from school; to cut class

潰逃 kui2 tou4 kui4 tao2 = rout

逃生口 tou4 saang1 hau2 = emergency exit

逃兵 tou4 bing1 tao2 bing1 = a deserter (in the military); a defector

逃去 tou4 heoi3 tao2 qu4 = making one's escape

逃稅 tou4 seoi3 tao2 shui4 = tax evasion (illegal)

逃犯 tou4 faan6 = fugitives

叛逃 bun6 tou4 pan4 tao2 = [v] defect; desert; betray and flee

奔逃 ban1 tou4 ben1 tao2 = to run away; to flee away

死裡逃生 sei2 leoi5 tou4 sang1 si3 li3 tao2 sheng1 = escape by the skin of one's teeth; have a narrow escape; barely escape with one's life

逃脫 tou4 tyut3 tao2 tuo1 = succeed in an escape; make good one's escape

肇事逃逸 siu6 si6 tou4 jat6 zhao4 shi4 tao2 yi4 = a hit-and-run

撞後逃跑 zong6 hau6 tou4 paau2 zhuang4 hou4 tao2 pao3 = hit-and-run

逃課 tou4 fo3 tao2 ke4 = skip classes 國

棄保潛逃 hei3 bou2 cim4 tou4 qi4 bao3 qian2 tao2 = to jump bail; to forfeit one's bail

在逃 zoi6 tou4 zai4 tao2 = to be at large; to be on the loose; to be on the run

難逃法網 naan4 tou4 faat3 mong5 nan2 tao2 fa3 wang3 = it is hard to escape the long arm of the law

潛逃 cim4 tou4 qian2 tao2 = to abscond; to slink off

逃命 tou4 meng6 tao2 ming4 = escape; run for one's life

逃票 tou4 piu3 tao2 piao4 = fare evasion; fare dodger/beater; to jump the bus

逃離 tou4 lei4 tao2 li2 = to run out; to escape

落荒而逃 lok6 fong1 ji4 tou4 luo4 huang1 er2 tao2 = take to flight; flee in panic

Showing all 2 examples containing 逃

囚犯們企圖逃跑, 但是失敗了。國
The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.

有隻獅子喺動物園度逃走咗粵
A lion escaped from the zoo.
[Not as common as this version: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/1391/]

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