逃走 meaning in English

táozǒu

to escape; to flee

HSK 5verb16 strokes

Meaning of 逃走

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

táozǒu

to escape
to flee
to run away

How to use 逃走

逃走 describes a person or animal running away from danger, capture, or a bad situation, and it often appears in news and stories. It is common after 想 (xiǎng) or with results like 了 (le). Example: 小偷逃走了。(Xiǎotōu táozǒu le.) The thief ran away.

逃 (táo) has the walking radical 辶 plus 兆 (zhào), so picture feet hurrying away from danger. Add 走 (zǒu), which means to go or leave, and 逃走 is simply to flee and get away.

Common mistake: Learners often read 走 as "walk" and think 逃走 means to walk away calmly. It means to flee in a hurry, so for simply leaving use 走开 (zǒukāi) or 离开 (líkāi). Also keep 逃 in the second tone, táo, not tào.

逃走 in example sentences

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

你nǐ为wèi什shén么me逃táo走zǒu？

Why did you run away?

他tā没méi有yǒu逃táo走zǒu。

He didn't flee.

他tā一yī看kàn见jiàn警jǐng察chá就jiù逃táo走zǒu了le。

As soon as he saw a policeman, he ran away.

他tā探tàn索suǒ一yī切qiè逃táo走zǒu的de可kě能néng性xìng。

He is exploring the possibility of all escapes.

汤tāng姆mǔ想xiǎng要yào逃táo走zǒu。

Tom is trying to get away.

Stroke order for each character

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逃 táo · to escape · 9 strokes

走 zǒu · to walk · 7 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 逃走.

走路	zǒulù	to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
走开	zǒukāi	to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
走进	zǒujìn	to enter; to step into
走过	zǒuguò	to walk past; to pass by
逃跑	táopǎo	to flee from sth; to run away
拿走	názǒu	to take away
走私	zǒusī	to smuggle; to have an illicit affair
走廊	zǒuláng	corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda
逃避	táobì	to escape; to evade
行走	xíngzǒu	to walk
逃亡	táowáng	to flee; to go into exile
逃生	táoshēng	to flee for one's life

Questions about 逃走

What does 逃走 mean?

逃走 (táozǒu) means "to escape; to flee" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 逃走?

逃走 is made of 2 characters: 逃 (9 strokes), 走 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 逃走 an HSK word?

Yes. 逃走 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 逃走 and 逃跑?

They are very close and often interchangeable. 逃跑 (táopǎo) stresses the act of running, while 逃走 stresses getting away from the place. Both mean to flee.

Can 逃走 take an object, like escaping from a place?

Usually not directly. Say 从监狱逃走 (cóng jiānyù táozǒu), to escape from prison, putting the place after 从 (cóng) before the verb.