畏罪潜逃

畏罪潛逃

wèizuì-qiántáo

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 wèizuì-qiántáo, 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。

Nàwèi tān guān wèizuì-qiántáo chūjìng, zuìzhōng bèi yǐndù huíguó.

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 wèizuì-qiántáo, érshì zhǔdòng dào jǐng jú 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