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táo

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táo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
táo | tao2
English translation
to escape
to run away
to flee
to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee

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About táo

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

táo

Contains the radical

chuò

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

walk

Etymology of táo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

辶兆

Semantic compound

chuò

Phonetic compound

Zhào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and Zhào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using táo

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gǎn 逃避 táobì wǎn dié !

Don't you dare try and get out of the washing - up!

zéi 挣扎 zhēngzhá zhāo yāo 逃脱 táo tuō .

The thief struggled to get free.

zhè zéi 被捕 bèi bǔ Hòu yòu táo le .

The thief, after his apprehension, escaped.

我们 wǒmen 不得不 bùdébù Mén kāi 逃避 táobì 火灾 huǒ zāi .

We had to break the door out to escape from the fire.

汤姆 Tāng mǔ zài 拼命 pīnmìng 逃跑 táo pǎo shí Huá dǎo shuāi duàn le tiáo tuǐ .

In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.

Words with táo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
táo to escape táo
逃跑 táo pǎo to run away逃跑 táo pǎo
逃避 táobì to escape逃避 táobì
逃走 táo zǒu to escape逃走 táo zǒu
逃离 táo lí to run out逃離
逃脱 táo tuō to run away逃脫
逃亡 táo wáng to flee逃亡 táo wáng
逃逸 táo yì to escape逃逸 táo yì
逃犯 táo fàn escaped criminal逃犯 táo fàn
逃生 táo shēng to flee for one's life逃生 táo shēng
在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal)在逃 zài táo
潜逃 qián táo to abscond潛逃
逃命 táo mìng to escape逃命 táo mìng
逃课 táo kè to skip class逃課
逃窜 táo cuàn to run away逃竄
出逃 chū táo to run away出逃 chū táo
逃税 táo shuì to evade a tax逃稅
逃往 táo wǎng to run away逃往 táo wǎng
逃兵 táo bīng army deserter逃兵 táo bīng
外逃 wài táo to flee abroad外逃 wài táo
逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo to show a clean pair of heels逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo
脱逃 tuō táo to run away脫逃
死里逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng to survive by the skin of one's teeth死裡逃生
逃学 táo xué to play truant逃學
逃亡者 táo wáng zhě runaway逃亡者 táo wáng zhě

táo Decomposition & Compounds

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táo Decomposition

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