Definition

Verb: - To flee, to run away, to escape: To quickly leave a dangerous or undesirable place or situation, especially to avoid capture, harm, or an unpleasant consequence. The word often implies a successful escape from a threat.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Khi cảnh sát đến, những tên tội phạm đã tẩu thoát. (When the police arrived, the criminals had already fled.)
  • Con chim nhỏ đã tẩu thoát khỏi lồng. (The small bird escaped from its cage.)
  • Họ lên kế hoạch tẩu thoát khỏi nhà tù. (They planned to escape from the prison.)

Advanced Usage

• "tìm đường tẩu thoát": to find a way to escape.

  • Trong đám cháy, mọi người đều cố gắng tìm đường tẩu thoát. (During the fire, everyone tried to find a way to escape.)

• "sự tẩu thoát" (noun form): the act of fleeing or escape.

  • Sự tẩu thoát của tù nhân đã gây chấn động. (The prisoner's escape caused a shock.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trốn thoát (verb): to escape, to get away. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "tẩu thoát," though "tẩu thoát" can sound slightly more formal or literary.
• Bỏ chạy (verb): to run away. This emphasizes the action of running.
• Đào tẩu (verb): to desert, to abscond. Often used in military or formal contexts for abandoning one's post or duty.

Synonyms

• Chạy trốn: to run away, to flee.
• Thoát ra: to break out, to get out.
• Lẩn trốn: to hide away, to evade.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As Vietnamese does not have phrasal verbs in the same structure as English, this section lists common verb phrases. - Tẩu thoát an toàn: to escape safely. - May mắn thay, tất cả hành khách đều tẩu thoát an toàn. (Fortunately, all passengers escaped safely.) - Tẩu thoát thành công: to successfully escape. - Kế hoạch tẩu thoát thành công ngoài sức tưởng tượng. (The escape plan succeeded beyond imagination.)

Related Idioms

• "Chuồn như chuột": to flee/scurry away like a rat. This idiom vividly describes a quick and furtive escape, similar to the connotation of "tẩu thoát."
  • Nghe thấy tiếng động, tên trộm chuồn như chuột. (Hearing the noise, the thief fled like a rat.)

verb

1. to flee, to run away