夭

yāo

(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yǎo]); (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant

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tā他kàndào看到le了jǐngchá警察，jiù就táozhīyāoyāo逃之夭夭le了。

As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran for it.
tā他yī一xiùdào嗅到fēngshēng风声bùduì不对，jiù就táozhīyāoyāo逃之夭夭le了。

Sensing danger, he ran away.

夭折yāozhéto die young or prematurely
早夭zǎoyāoto die young
夭寿yāoshòuto die young
夭亡yāowángto die young
夭殇yāoshāngto die young
逃之夭夭táozhīyāoyāoto escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)