逃生 táoshēng to flee for one's life
How to remember 逃生: 逃 to abscond + 生 life = to flee for one's life.
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How it is used
- To escape with your life from a life-threatening situation - 从火场逃生 (cóng huǒchǎng táoshēng) escape from a fire.
- The 生 fixes the meaning to saving one's life; common in safety vocabulary: 逃生通道 (táoshēng tōngdào) escape route, 逃生门 emergency exit.
- Not interchangeable with 逃跑; 逃生 is specifically surviving a disaster, not fleeing a duty.
Example sentences
- 他寻找一切可能的逃生途径。 Tā xúnzhǎo yīqiè kěnéng de táoshēng tújìng.He looked for every possible means of escape.