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to escape

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tao2yi4 táoyì

Meaning


Primary

to escape

Alternatives

escape, escaped, escaping, escapes, to flee, flee

Hint

This phrasing is a bit more literary. 逃走 is the more colloquial way to say the same thing.

Mnemonic


逃逸 To escape has the same meaning as both of its characters 逃 to escape and 逸 to escape.

Usage


犯人 在 夜晚 逃逸 了。

The criminal escaped at night.

他 想 逃逸 但 被 抓住 了。

He tried to escape but was caught.

動物園 的 老虎 逃逸 了。

A tiger escaped from the zoo.

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