畏罪潜逃

畏罪潛逃

wèizuìqiántáo

idiom

Meanings

1 to flee in fear of punishment
2 to abscond from justice
3 to go on the run after committing a crime

Characters

to hide; covertly

Examples

嫌疑人作案后畏罪潜逃，警方正在全力追捕。

Xiányírén zuò'àn hòu wèi zuì qián táo, jǐngfāng zhèngzài quánlì zhuībǔ.

After the crime the suspect fled to escape punishment, and police are pursuing him with everything they have.

那位贪官畏罪潜逃出境，最终被引渡回国。

Nà wèi tānguān wèi zuì qián táo chūjìng, zuìzhōng bèi yǐndù huí guó.

That corrupt official fled the country to evade prosecution and was eventually extradited back.

他没有畏罪潜逃，而是主动到警局自首。

Tā méiyǒu wèi zuì qián táo, érshì zhǔdòng dào jǐngjú zìshǒu.

He didn't go on the run; instead he turned himself in at the police station.

Tips

register

Standard journalistic and legal phrasing — you'll see it constantly in crime news, indictments, and warrants. Slightly formal for casual conversation.

usage

Implies guilt: it asserts the person both committed the offense and ran. For a neutral 'disappeared', use 失踪 (shīzōng) instead.

Stroke Order

畏 wèi

罪 zuì

潜 qián

逃 táo