How to say “run away” in Chinese
run away, escape
“Run away” in Chinese is 逃跑, táo pǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
逃跑 is read táo pǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 兆 zhào hints at the reading. The same part appears in 跳 tiào and 挑 tiāo.
On the left, 足 “foot”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “逃跑”.
More words from the lesson “Run and escape”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “run away” in Chinese?
“Run away” in Chinese is 逃跑, pinyin táopǎo.
What does 逃跑 mean?
逃跑 (táopǎo) means “run away, escape”.
How do you write 逃跑?
逃跑 is 2 characters: 逃 (táo) — escape, flee; 跑 (pǎo) — run. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 逃跑?
逃跑 is read táopǎo. Tones: táo — second tone, pǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“run away” in the lesson “Run and escape”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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