逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo

run away fast; flee the scene

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 16705th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
逃 táo HSK 5
to escape; to run away; to flee
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
夭 yāo
to die prematurely; to die young; tender
夭 yāo
to die prematurely; to die young; tender