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逃过一劫

táo guò yī jiédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to survive a calamity / to get through a crisis
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8273d74e199242b8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

逃過一劫 逃过一劫 [tao2 guo4 yi1 jie2] /(idiom) to survive a calamity/to get through a crisis/

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Other forms in these source records: 逃過一劫

  • 逃
    táo

    to escape / to run away / to flee

  • 过
    guò

    to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-

    guo

    (experienced action marker)

    Guō

    surname Guo

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 劫
    jié

    to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity / abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jié bō]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.