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逃走 (táo zǒu) — to run away; to flee

Definition

verb
to run awayto flee

Examples

  • 逃走。
    Xiǎo tōu chèn méi rén zhù yì táo zǒu le.
    The thief ran away while no one was watching.
  • 逃走。
    Qiú fàn cóng jiān yù táo zǒu le.
    The prisoner escaped from prison.
  • 逃走。
    Xiǎo niǎo yì kāi lóng zi jiù táo zǒu le.
    The little bird fled as soon as the cage was opened.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

逃táoflee
走zǒugo away

"逃" is fleeing and "走" adds going away, so the sense is escape.

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.

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.

Open 逃 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

Open 走 →
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