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táo
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English Definitionto escape; to run away; to flee
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Pinyintáo
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄊㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)tou4
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
逃避táobìto escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk
逃走táozǒuto escape; to flee; to run away
逃生táoshēngto flee for one's life
逃税táoshuìto evade a tax
逃跑táopǎoto flee from something; to run away; to escape
Words With Same Tail Word    
在逃zàitáoto be at large (of a criminal)
潜逃qiántáoto abscond; to slink off
出逃chūtáoto run away; to flee (the country)
外逃wàitáoto flee abroad; to run away; to desert; outflow
脱逃tuōtáoto run away; to escape
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