逃亡

táowáng

verb HSK 7 #6,920

Meanings

1 to flee
2 to go into exile
3 to be on the run

Characters

to escape; to flee

to perish; to lose; to flee

Examples

罪犯逃亡了三年。

Zuìfàn táowáng le sān nián.

The criminal was on the run for three years.

战争迫使很多人逃亡国外。

Zhànzhēng pòshǐ hěn duō rén táowáng guówài.

The war forced many people to flee abroad.

Tips

usage

逃亡 is more literary and serious than 逃跑 (táopǎo, 'to run away'). It implies fleeing from danger, persecution, or the law over a longer period.

Stroke Order

逃 táo

亡 wáng