逃命

táomìng

verb #8,257

Meanings

敌人来了，村民们赶紧逃命。

Dírén lái le, cūnmín men gǎnjǐn táomìng.

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

他拼命逃命，终于跑出了森林。

Tā pīnmìng táomìng, zhōngyú pǎo chū le sēnlín.

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

大火烧起来的时候，所有人都在逃命。

Dàhuǒ shāo qǐlái de shíhòu, suǒyǒurén dōu zàitáo mìng.

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.

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