逃跑

táopǎo

verb HSK 5 #1,744

Meanings

1 to flee; to run away
2 to escape (by running)

Characters

to escape; to flee

Fleeing by running — running away.

Examples

那个小偷逃跑了。

Nàge xiǎotōu táopǎo le.

That thief ran away.

士兵不能从战场上逃跑。

Shìbīng bùnéng cóng zhànchǎng shàng táopǎo.

Soldiers cannot flee from the battlefield.

他吓得拼命逃跑。

Tā xià de pīnmìng táopǎo.

He was so scared he ran for his life.

Tips

usage

逃跑 has a slightly more urgent, physical connotation than 逃走. It implies actually running, while 逃走 just means getting away by any means.

Stroke Order

逃 táo

跑 pǎo