逃狱 meaning in English

táoyù

to escape (from prison); to jump bail

Traditional 逃獄18 strokes

Meaning of 逃狱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

táoyù
  1. to escape (from prison)
  2. to jump bail

逃狱 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

十shí名míng囚qiú犯fàn逃táo狱yù了le。
Ten prisoners broke out of jail.

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逃 táo · to escape · 9 strokes

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狱 yù · prison · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 逃狱.

逃跑táopǎoto flee from sth; to run away
逃走táozǒuto escape; to flee
监狱jiānyùprison
地狱dìyùhell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark
逃避táobìto escape; to evade
逃亡táowángto flee; to go into exile
逃生táoshēngto flee for one's life
逃脱táotuōto run away; to escape
逃离táolíto run out; to escape
出狱chūyùto be released from prison
逃犯táofànescaped criminal; fugitive from the law
入狱rùyùto go to jail; to be sent to prison

Questions about 逃狱

What does 逃狱 mean?

逃狱 (táoyù) means "to escape (from prison); to jump bail".

How do you write 逃狱?

逃狱 is made of 2 characters: 逃 (9 strokes), 狱 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

How is 逃狱 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 逃狱 is written 逃獄.