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 8964 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
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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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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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