Meaning
to escape; to run away; to flee
Chinese: 逃跑、逃避;躲开。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tao” becomes a different word in each tone. 逃 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 逃避táo bìto escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk
- 逃跑táo pǎoto flee from sth; to run away; to escape
- 逃走táo zǒuto escape; to flee; to run away
- 逃亡táo wángto flee; to go into exile
- 逃生táo shēngto flee for one's life
Example Sentence
老鼠看见猫，吓得赶紧逃跑。Lǎo shǔ kàn jiàn māo, xià de gǎn jǐn táo pǎo.The mouse saw the cat and quickly ran away in fright.
老鼠Lǎo shǔrat看见kàn jiànto see猫māocat (CL:只)，吓xiàto frighten得de(verb complement)赶紧gǎn jǐnhurriedly逃跑táo pǎoto flee from sth。