As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran for it.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
逃之夭夭
to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)
02
to show a clean pair of heels
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 逃之夭夭 actually appears in real sentences.
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Sensing danger, he ran away.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 逃之夭夭.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 逃之夭夭.
Directly before
- 就逃之夭夭2
Directly after
- 逃之夭夭了2
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 逃之夭夭
What does 逃之夭夭 mean in Chinese?
逃之夭夭 (táozhīyāoyāo) means to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime).
How do you pronounce 逃之夭夭?
逃之夭夭 is pronounced táozhīyāoyāo.
Is 逃之夭夭 an HSK word?
逃之夭夭 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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