Definition
逃跑 (táopǎo) means 'to flee, to run away' from a specific danger or pursuer. It's more concrete and common in speech than 逃 (táo), which is more formal and often appears in compounds (e.g., 逃亡 'flee into exile'). Unlike 跑 (pǎo), which can simply mean 'to run' as a physical action, 逃跑 always implies escaping from something.
verb
to fleeto run awayto escape
Examples
- ,逃跑。Jǐngchá lái le, tā táo pǎo le.The police came, and he ran away.
- 逃跑。Tā lìkè cóng fángzi lǐ táo pǎo le.He immediately fled from the house.
- 逃跑。Tāmen kàn dào wēixiǎn jiù táo pǎo le.They saw the danger and ran away.
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