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逃之夭夭

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4-character word

What 逃之夭夭 means

1. to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)
2. to show a clean pair of heels

The characters in 逃之夭夭

• 逃táoto escape; to run away; to flee
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 夭yāo(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. yǎo); (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
• 夭yāo(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. yǎo); (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant

Example sentences

• 他看到了警察，就逃之夭夭了。
  Tā kàn dào le jǐngchá, jiù táozhīyāoyāo le.
  As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran for it.
• 他一嗅到风声不对，就逃之夭夭了。
  Tā yī xiù dào fēng shēng bù duì, jiù táozhīyāoyāo le.
  Sensing danger, he ran away.