逃往 (táo wǎng) — to flee to, to escape to (a place) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to flee toto escape to (a place)

Examples

逃往。
Hěn duō nàn mín táo wǎng le lín guó.
Many refugees fled to neighboring countries.
逃往。
Tā táo wǎng le yí zuò xiǎo dǎo.
He fled to a small island.
，逃往。
Zhàn luàn zhōng, rén men fēn fēn táo wǎng ān quán dì qū.
During the war, people fled to safe areas one after another.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

逃 fleeing and 往 toward together describe running away to a place.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

止止zhǐfoot

Sound part声符shēngfú

王

王wáng往wǎng

Same sound today

The form that became 往 paired 止, a foot, with 王 for the sound; a stepping part was later added, and the right side changed.

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