逃跑 táo pǎo to flee from sth / to run away / to escape syn 逃走 táo zǒu to escape / to flee / to run away syn 逃避 táo bì to escape / to evade / to avoid / to shirk syn 逃脱 逃脫 táo tuō to run away / to escape syn 逃离 逃離 táo lí to run out / to escape syn 麻醉 má zuì anesthesia / to anesthetize / (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind) / to enervate / to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality) syn 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn to get away / to escape (from obligations) / to free oneself / to disengage syn 逃逸 táo yì to escape / to run away / to abscond syn 逃命 táo mìng to escape / to flee / to run for one's life syn 消防队 消防隊 xiāo fáng duì fire brigade / fire department 难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably syn 生火 shēng huǒ to make a fire / to light a fire syn 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 远走高飞 遠走高飛 yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi to go far / to escape to faraway places syn 失火 shī huǒ to catch fire / to be on fire syn 熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall 脱逃 脫逃 tuō táo to run away / to escape syn 死里逃生 死裡逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth syn 消防车 消防車 xiāo fáng chē fire engine / fire truck 逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo to escape without trace (idiom) / to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels syn 后路 後路 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver syn 野火 yě huǒ wildfire / (spreading like) wildfire / bush fire / farm fire (for clearing fields) syn 脱出 脫出 tuō chū to break away / to extricate / to escape / to leave the confines of syn 九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng nine deaths and still alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / new lease of life syn 金蝉脱壳 金蟬脫殼 jīn chán tuō qiào lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom) / fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell / a crafty escape plan syn 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom) / fig. impossible to escape syn 火险 火險 huǒ xiǎn fire danger (abbr. for 火災危險|火灾危险[huo3zai1 wei1xian3]) / fire insurance (abbr. for 火災保險|火灾保险[huo3zai1 bao3xian3]) 天网恢恢 天網恢恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law syn 逃遁 táo dùn to escape / to disappear syn 转义 轉義 zhuǎn yì (linguistics) transferred meaning / (computing) to escape 好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call / to have a narrow escape 出险 出險 chū xiǎn to get out of trouble / to escape from danger / a danger appears / threatened by danger syn 短板 duǎn bǎn short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape) / (fig.) shortcoming / weak point 走避 zǒu bì to run away / to escape / to avoid 难辞其咎 難辭其咎 nán cí qí jiù cannot escape censure (idiom) / has to bear the blame 间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn 逃荒 táo huāng to escape from a famine / to get away from a famine-stricken region 避寒 bì hán to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday 跑 pǎo to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off syn 脱 脫 tuō to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from syn 逃 táo to escape / to run away / to flee syn 溜 liū to slip away / to escape in stealth / to skate syn 免 miǎn to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited syn 避 bì to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from syn 熄 xī to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn 逸 yì to escape / leisurely / outstanding syn 大难不死 大難不死 dà nàn bù sǐ to just escape from calamity 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM) / to fight evil with evil / set a thief to catch a thief / to fight fire with fire 燧 suì (bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays / (bound form) beacon fire (alarm signal in border regions), esp. one lit during daytime to produce smoke 天幸 tiān xìng providential good luck / a narrow escape syn 出奔 chū bēn to flee / to escape into exile syn 逭 huàn to escape from syn 离 離 lí to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲ syn 开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun syn 解雇 解僱 jiě gù to fire / to sack / to dismiss / to terminate employment syn 开除 開除 kāi chú to expel (a member of an organization) / to fire (an employee) syn 发射 發射 fā shè to shoot (a projectile) / to fire (a rocket) / to launch / to emit (a particle) / to discharge / emanation / emission syn 警报 警報 jǐng bào (fire) alarm / alert signal / alarm / alert / warning 射击 射擊 shè jī to shoot / to fire (a gun) syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 消防 xiāo fáng firefighting / fire control 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) syn 着火 著火 zháo huǒ to catch fire syn 发火 發火 fā huǒ to catch fire / to ignite / to detonate / to get angry syn 着 著 zháo to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in syn 大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 点燃 點燃 diǎn rán to ignite / to set on fire / aflame syn 纵火 縱火 zòng huǒ to set on fire / to commit arson syn 火力 huǒ lì fire / firepower 点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble syn 烧毁 燒燬 shāo huǐ to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire syn 惹火 rě huǒ to stir up the fire / fig. to provoke and offend people / to ruffle feathers 起火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire / to cook / to get angry syn 火柴 huǒ chái match (for lighting fire) / CL:根[gen1],盒[he2] syn 炒鱿鱼 炒魷魚 chǎo yóu yú (coll.) to fire sb / to sack sb syn 还击 還擊 huán jī to hit back / to return fire syn 熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn 放火 fàng huǒ to set on fire / to commit arson / to create a disturbance syn 停火 tíng huǒ to cease fire / ceasefire syn 灭火 滅火 miè huǒ to extinguish a fire / firefighting syn 火警 huǒ jǐng fire alarm syn 走火 zǒu huǒ to go off accidentally / to catch fire syn 火烧 火燒 huǒ shāo to set fire to / to burn down / burning hot / baked cake syn 救火 jiù huǒ to put out a fire / firefighting syn 停战 停戰 tíng zhàn to cease fire / to stop fighting / armistice / truce syn 玩火 wán huǒ to play with fire syn 防火 fáng huǒ to protect against fire 火势 火勢 huǒ shì intensity of a fire / lively / flourishing 取暖 qǔ nuǎn to warm oneself (by a fire etc) syn 焚烧 焚燒 fén shāo to burn / to set on fire syn 开炮 開砲 kāi pào to open fire syn 报警器 報警器 bào jǐng qì alarm (e.g. burglar or fire alarm) / warning device 灭火器 滅火器 miè huǒ qì fire extinguisher 辞退 辭退 cí tuì to dismiss / to discharge / to fire syn 赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) / fig. to brave any danger / to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) syn 回击 回擊 huí jī to fight back / to return fire / to counterattack syn 火种 火種 huǒ zhǒng tinder / source of a fire / inflammable material / (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc) 火堆 huǒ duī bonfire / to open fire 焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom) / fig. hard-pressed / under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) syn 