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逃

táo · tao

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Meaning

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  1. to escape
  2. to run away
  3. to flee
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The runaway puppy

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)又(yòu)逃(táo)出(chū)院子(yuànzi)了(le)！

    Our puppy escaped from the yard again!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)每次(měicì)都(dōu)逃(táo)到(dào)哪儿(nǎr)去(qù)？

    Where does it escape to every time?

  3. Liangliang

    去(qù)隔壁(gébì)找(zhǎo)朋友(péngyou)。

    Next door, to find its friends.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)门(mén)关好(guānhǎo)，它(tā)就(jiù)逃(táo)不了(bùliǎo)了(le)。

    If you close the gate properly, it can't escape.

  5. Liangliang

    门(mén)关好(guānhǎo)了(le)，可是(kěshì)它(tā)从(cóng)窗户(chuānghu)逃(táo)了(le)。

    The gate is closed, but it escaped through the window.

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)只(zhī)小狗(xiǎogǒu)是(shì)逃(táo)跑(pǎo)冠军(guànjūn)！

    This puppy is the escape champion!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)危(wēi)险(xiǎn)的(de)罪(zuì)犯(fàn)从(cóng)监(jiān)狱(yù)里(lǐ)逃(táo)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

A dangerous criminal escaped from prison.

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

02

小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)一(yí)看(kàn)到(dào)警(jǐng)察(chá)就(jiù)逃(táo)走(zǒu)了(le)。

The thief ran away as soon as he saw the police.

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