逃亡 (táo wáng) — to flee, to go into exile | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

逃亡 emphasizes prolonged, exile-style flight, often from pursuit or danger, more sustained than a quick 逃跑. Noun-form use (逃亡者 'fugitive') is common; 同逃 as a verb but more formal and durative.

verb

to fleeto go into exile

Examples

，逃亡。
Wèi le ān quán, tā táo wáng dào guó wài.
For safety, he fled abroad.
逃亡，。
Tā táo wáng duō nián, zhōng yú zhǎo dào le ān quán de dì fāng.
He fled for many years and finally found a safe place.
逃亡。
Jǐng chá zhèng zài zhuī nà xiē táo wáng de zuì fàn.
The police are pursuing those fleeing criminals.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

亡wángflee or go into exile

逃 and 亡 both mean to flee, so together they describe going into exile.

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.

辶兆逃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

兆

兆zhào逃táo

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.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The shape originally marked a knife's cutting edge with a line.

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