逃命

táomìng

verb #8,257

Meanings

Dírén lái le, cūnmínmen gǎnjǐn táomìng.

The enemy came, and the villagers quickly fled for their lives.

Tā pīnmìng táomìng, zhōngyú pǎo chū le sēnlín.

He ran for his life and finally made it out of the forest.

Dàhuǒ shāo qǐlái de shíhòu, suǒyǒu rén dōu zài táomìng.

When the fire broke out, everyone was fleeing for their lives.

usage

逃命 emphasizes mortal danger — you're not just running away, you're running to save your life. For general fleeing, use 逃跑 instead.

逃 táo

命 mìng