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逃离

táo lí · tao li

Traditional 逃離

Meaning

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  1. to run out
  2. to escape
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Escape for the weekend

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)逃离(táolí)这座(zhèzuò)城市(chéngshì)。

    This weekend I want to escape from this city.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)要(yào)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where will you go?

  3. Dengdeng

    去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)，不带(bùdài)电脑(diànnǎo)。

    To the seaside, without a laptop.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)真的(zhēnde)能(néng)逃离(táolí)手机(shǒujī)吗(ma)？

    Then can you really escape your phone?

  5. Dengdeng

    能(néng)！我(wǒ)把(bǎ)手机(shǒujī)放在(fàngzài)家里(jiālǐ)。

    Yes! I will leave my phone at home.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)正在(zhèngzài)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)！

    But you are looking at your phone right now!

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2 examples
01

新(xīn)生(shēng)小(xiǎo)牛(niú)跟(gēn)不(bu)上(shàng)逃(táo)离(lí)美(měi)洲(zhōu)虎(hǔ)的(de)牛(niú)群(qún)。

The newborn calf couldn't catch up with the herd running from the jaguar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maina · English by VilhelmsPort · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)名(míng)男(nán)子(zǐ)逃(táo)离(lí)了(le)这(zhè)个(ge)城(chéng)市(shì)。

The man got away from the city.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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