Definition

Verb: - To decamp; to bolt; to run away: To leave a place or situation secretly and suddenly, especially to avoid a duty, obligation, or consequence.

Usage

The verb bỏ trốn is used to describe the act of escaping or fleeing from a place, often stealthily and without permission or notice. It implies a desire to avoid responsibility, danger, or an unwanted situation. It is a direct and common term.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta đã bỏ trốn khỏi nhà tù. (He decamped/bolted from the prison.)
  • Cậu bé bỏ trốn vì sợ bị phạt. (The boy ran away because he was afraid of being punished.)
  • Không thể bỏ trốn khỏi trách nhiệm của mình. (You cannot run away from your responsibilities.)

Advanced Usage

• "bỏ trốn khỏi" + [place/responsibility]: to run away/decamp from a specific place or duty.
  • Hắn bỏ trốn khỏi hiện trường vụ án. (He fled from the crime scene.)
• Used to describe desertion, especially from military service or a job.
  • Nhiều binh lính đã bỏ trốn trong đêm. (Many soldiers deserted/decamped during the night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trốn tránh (verb): to evade, to avoid (often used for abstract things like responsibility or truth).
  • Trốn tránh sự thật (to evade the truth).
• Chạy trốn (verb): to flee, to escape (often implies being chased or in immediate danger).
  • Chạy trốn khỏi nguy hiểm (to flee from danger).
• Đào ngũ (verb): to desert (specifically from military service).
  • Tội đào ngũ (the crime of desertion).

Synonyms

• Chạy mất (verb): to run off, to disappear.
• Bỏ chạy (verb): to run off, to take flight.
• Trốn thoát (verb): to escape successfully.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, bỏ trốn itself functions like a phrasal verb meaning "to run away." - Bỏ trốn đi (verb phrase): to run away (adding emphasis on the act of leaving). - Nó đã bỏ trốn đi từ sáng. (He ran away since morning.)

Related Idioms

• Bỏ của chạy lấy người: (Lit. to abandon possessions to save oneself) To prioritize saving one's life over material things; to flee empty-handed.
  • Trong hỏa hoạn, phải biết bỏ của chạy lấy người. (In a fire, you must know to flee to save your life, leaving possessions behind.)

verb

1. to decamp; to bolt; to run away