No. 2,295 in Chinese
逃
To escape; to flee.
In a sentence
他为了逃避责任离开了工作。
To avoid responsibility, he left the job.
In this sentence, '逃避' (táo bì) means 'to evade or shirk,' often associated with avoiding something undesirable like responsibilities.
孩子们在花园里玩捉迷藏,他们快速地逃开以避免被抓到。
The children were playing hide-and-seek in the garden; they ran away quickly to avoid being caught.
Here, '逃开' (táo kāi) means 'to escape or flee,' indicating the action of running away from a pursuer.
那个罪犯被警察抓住了,无法继续逃亡。
The criminal was caught by the police and could no longer be on the run.
In this case, '逃亡' (táo wáng) means 'to be on the run,' primarily referring to someone escaping or fleeing from legal capture.
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