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逃犯

táo fàn

2-character word

What 逃犯 means

1. escaped criminal; fugitive from the law

The characters in 逃犯

• 逃táoto escape; to run away; to flee
• 犯fànto violate; to offend; to assault

Example sentences

• 警方正在追捕一名逃犯。
  Jǐngfāng zhèngzài zhuībǔ yī míng táofàn.
  The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.
• 警方正在搜寻一名逃犯。
  Jǐngfāng zhèngzài sōuxún yī míng táofàn.
  The police is searching for an escaped prisoner.
• 那个逃犯在离这里五十英里的小镇上现身过后又消失了。
  Nàge táofàn zài lí zhèlǐ wǔ shí Yīnglǐ de xiǎozhèn shàng xiàn shēn guo hòu yòu xiāoshī le.
  The fugitive surfaced in a small town fifty miles from here but then disappeared again.