逃犯

táo fàn · tao fan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. escaped criminal; fugitive from the law

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2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)逃(táo)犯(fàn)在(zài)离(lí)这(zhè)里(lǐ)五(wǔ)十(shí)英(yīng)里(lǐ)的(de)小(xiǎo)镇(zhèn)上(shàng)现(xiàn)身(shēn)过(guò)后(hòu)又(yòu)消(xiāo)失(shī)了(le)。

The fugitive surfaced in a small town fifty miles from here but then disappeared again.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

警(jǐng)方(fāng)正(zhèng)在(zài)追(zhuī)捕(bǔ)一(yì)名(míng)逃(táo)犯(fàn)。

The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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