逃
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táo · to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #2056
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9Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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辶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 逃

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táoWords pronounced táo
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Example sentences

Notice where 逃 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ huì bāng nǐ táo pǎo de.我会帮你逃跑的。

I'll help you escape.

Source: Tatoeba #7767660 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào táo bì, wǒ yào nǐ huí dá wǒ de wèn tí.不要逃避,我要你回答我的問題。

Don't dodge the issue, I want you to answer my question.

Source: Tatoeba #344773 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xìng yùn de shì, wǒ mén zhǎo dào le táo shēng tōng dào.幸運的是,我們找到了逃生通道。

Luckily, we found an escape route.

Source: Tatoeba #6568297 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mén yì kāi, tā men jiù táo zǒu le.门一开,他们就逃走了。

As soon as the door opened, they ran away.

Source: Tatoeba #472982 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cí zhí hòu táo lí le zhège guó jiā.他辞职后逃离了这个国家。

He resigned and fled the country.

Source: Tatoeba #2394582 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā měi cì táo pǎo dōu huí dào zhège dì qū.他每次逃跑都回到这个地区。

Each time he escaped, he returned to this region.

Source: Tatoeba #602883 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 逃 in context

  1. Say táo, then recall the core meaning: to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 逃跑 (táo pǎo), meaning “to flee from sth”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 逃 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.