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逃跑 (táo pǎo) — to flee, to run away, to escape

Definition

逃跑 emphasizes fleeing a scene, especially danger or pursuit (逃生 is 'escape for one's life'). Plain spoken word; 逃亡 is more formal/written, often exile.

verb
to fleeto run awayto escape

Examples

  • ，逃跑。
    Jǐng chá lái le, tā táo pǎo le.
    The police came, and he ran away.
  • 逃跑。
    Tā lì kè cóng fáng zi lǐ táo pǎo le.
    He immediately fled from the house.
  • 逃跑。
    Tā men kàn dào wēi xiǎn jiù táo pǎo le.
    They saw the danger and ran away.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

逃táoflee
跑pǎorun

逃 means flee and 跑 means run; together they mean to flee or 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.

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 →

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
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
包
包bāo跑pǎo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

跑 combines 足, showing a foot, with 包, which gives the sound.

Open 跑 →
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