逃单

逃單

táodān

verb

Meanings

1 to dine and dash
2 to skip out on a bill
3 to leave without paying

Characters

to flee; to escape

Examples

那两个客人吃完饭就逃单了。

Nà liǎng gè kèrén chī wán fàn jiù táodān le.

Those two customers dined and dashed after their meal.

餐厅装了监控防止逃单。

Cāntīng zhuāng le jiānkòng fángzhǐ táodān.

The restaurant installed cameras to prevent customers from skipping out on the bill.

Tips

usage

Originally restaurant-specific (单 dān = the bill), but extended in modern usage to any situation where someone shirks an obligation — e.g. 网约车逃单 (skipping a ride-hail fare).

Stroke Order

逃 táo

单 dān