出逃

chūtáo

verb #19,631

Meanings

1 to flee
2 to run away
3 to escape (a country or place)

Characters

to go out; to exit

to flee; to escape

Examples

犯人趁夜出逃了。

Fànrén chèn yè chūtáo le.

The prisoner escaped under cover of night.

他携款出逃到国外。

Tā xiékuǎn chūtáo dào guówài.

He absconded with the money to a foreign country.

Tips

usage

出逃 implies fleeing from a serious situation — prison, crime, political danger. More formal than 逃跑.

Stroke Order

出 chū

逃 táo