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逃走

táo zǒu · tao zou

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Meaning

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  1. to escape
  2. to flee
  3. to run away
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The hamster

  1. Liangliang

    糟了(zāole)！小(xiǎo)仓鼠(cāngshǔ)逃走(táozǒu)了(le)！

    Oh no! The hamster ran away!

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)逃走(táozǒu)的(de)？你(nǐ)关(guān)笼子(lóngzi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    How did it escape? Did you close the cage?

  3. Liangliang

    关(guān)了(le)，可能(kěnéng)只有(zhǐyǒu)一秒钟(yīmiǎozhōng)没(méi)关好(guānhǎo)。

    I did, but maybe I left it open for one second.

  4. Dengdeng

    仓鼠(cāngshǔ)跑(pǎo)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)，但是(dànshì)它(tā)逃(táo)不远(bùyuǎn)。

    Hamsters are fast, but it can't have gone far.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)！它(tā)在(zài)我的(wǒde)鞋子(xiézi)里(lǐ)！

    Look! There it is, in my shoe!

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)没有(méiyǒu)逃走(táozǒu)，它(tā)只是(zhǐshì)想(xiǎng)试(shì)你的(nǐde)鞋(xié)。

    It did not run away. It just wanted to try your shoes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)趁(chèn)天(tiān)黑(hēi)从(cóng)后(hòu)门(mén)逃(táo)走(zǒu)了(le)。

The thief took advantage of the darkness and fled through the back door.

02

笼(lóng)子(zi)没(méi)关(guān)好(hǎo)，小(xiǎo)鸟(niǎo)一(yí)下(xià)子(zi)就(jiù)逃(táo)走(zǒu)了(le)。

The cage wasn't closed properly, and the little bird escaped in an instant.

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