脱逃 (tuō táo) — to escape, to flee | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to escapeto flee

脱逃，。
Tā shì tú cóng jiān yù tuō táo, dàn bèi zhuā zhù le.
He tried to escape from prison, but got caught.
脱逃，。
Fàn zuì xián yí rén yǐ jīng tuō táo, jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhuī bǔ.
The suspect has fled, and the police are pursuing.
脱逃，。
Zhàn chǎng shàng wú rén kě yǐ tuō táo, zhǐ néng fèn yǒng zuò zhàn.
On the battlefield no one can flee; they must fight bravely.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

脱 means to get free or escape and 逃 means to flee; together they mean to run away.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 脫; 脱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

兌

兌duì脫tuō

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 脫 puts ⺼ (meat) beside 兌, which gives the sound; the simplified 脱 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical pieces.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶兆逃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

兆

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

逃 pairs 辶 (walk) with 兆, which gives the pronunciation.

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