Chinese word

逃亡

Pronunciation

Pinyintáo wáng

Meaning

  • verbflee

Example

他因为欠债而逃亡了。tā yīn wèi qiàn zhài ér táo wáng le

He fled because he owed money.

Illustration for 逃亡 (flee)

More examples

警方追捕时，他企图逃亡，但被当场制伏。jǐng fāng zhuī bǔ shí tā qǐ tú táo wáng dàn bèi dāng chǎng zhì fú

While police were chasing him, he tried to flee, but was subdued on the spot.

Core concept

A person leaves the place where they are sought and disappears to avoid capture or punishment.

Common phrases

  • 企图逃亡qǐ tú táo wáng

    attempt to flee

  • 协助逃亡xié zhù táo wáng

    help someone flee

  • 逃亡到国外táo wáng dào guó wài

    flee abroad

Similar words

逃跑táo pǎo: Running away to get away from someone chasing you or from danger.
逃走táo zǒu: Fleeing from a place or facility.
逃避táo bì: Refusing to face a responsibility or problem.
逃脱táo tuō: Getting out of restraint or danger and escaping to freedom.

Definition in Chinese

指为逃避追捕、责任或处罚而离开原地或隐匿行踪。zhǐ wèi táo bì zhuī bǔ zé rèn huò chǔ fá ér lí kāi yuán dì huò yǐn nì xíng zōng

Word origin

逃亡 (táowáng, "fleeing into hiding") combines 逃 (táo, "flee") with 亡 (wáng, "be lost or disappear"), linking flight with vanishing from sight.

Usage tips

  • This verb usually appears in serious reports about debt, arrest, or punishment, so it has a grave, formal tone in everyday Chinese.

Other meanings

  • escapeverb
  • go into hidingverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 逃亡者táo wáng zhěfugitivenoun
  • 逃亡犯táo wáng fànfugitive criminalnoun

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