遁 (dùn) — to flee, to hide, to evade (literary)
Definition
遁 (dùn) is a literary bound form meaning 'to flee / escape / retreat' — almost always seen in compounds like 逃遁 or 遁入, never used alone. Its sense overlaps with 逃 (HSK 4) but is far more formal and written.
bound form
to fleeto hideto evade (literary)
Examples
- 遁。Tā wèi le táo bì fǎ lǜ zé rèn ér xùn sù táo dùn le.He quickly fled to evade legal responsibility.
- 遁，。Zhè wèi yǐn shì xuǎn zé le dùn rù shān lín, yuǎn lí chén shì.This hermit chose to retreat into the mountains, far from the mortal world.
- ，遁。Dí rén fā xiàn mái fú hòu, lì kè dùn táo le.The enemy discovered the ambush and immediately fled.
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