落荒而逃 luò huāng ér táo

DEFINITIONS

  1. to flee in defeat
  2. to bolt

CHARACTERS

落 luò
HSK 4
fall, drop; net income, surplus
荒 huāng
HSK 6
wasteland, desert; uncultivated
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
逃 táo
HSK 5
escape, flee; abscond, dodge