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逃生

táoshēng

to escape with one's life

People running toward an exit along an evacuation route
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Characters in this word

逃 táo

Strokes
9
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 兆 omen
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

生 shēng

Strokes
5
Radical
生 — life, lifetime
Made of
𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 生

Example phrases

  • 火灾发生后,乘客必须沿最近的安全通道逃生。 Huǒzāi fāshēng hòu, chéngkè bìxū yán zuìjìn de ānquán tōngdào táoshēng. After a fire breaks out, passengers must escape along the nearest safe passage.
  • 地震时,大家很快跑到空旷的地方逃生。 Dìzhèn shí, dàjiā hěn kuài pǎo dào kòngkuàng de dìfang táoshēng. During the earthquake, everyone quickly ran to an open area to save their lives.
  • 老师教孩子们遇到危险时怎样逃生。 Lǎoshī jiāo háizimen yùdào wēixiǎn shí zěnyàng táoshēng. The teacher taught the children how to escape when they are in danger.

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