To slip away in Chinese: 溜 (liū)

liū

to slip away

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to slip away
  2. 2to escape in stealth
  3. 3to skate

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liū

/ l/ i/ ou/ first tone

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  • 会还没开完,他就悄悄溜走了。

    huì hái méi kāi wán, tā jiù qiāo qiāo liū zǒu le。

    Before the meeting was over, he quietly slipped away.

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