The Chinese word 逃生 (táoshēng) is a compound verb formed by combining the character 逃 (táo), meaning "to flee" or "to escape", with 生 (shēng), meaning "life" or "to live". Together, they create a logical and semantic synergy where the action of fleeing (逃) is directed toward the purpose or result of preserving life (生), thus literally meaning "to flee for one's life" or "to escape (from danger)". This formation follows a common grammatical structure in Chinese known as a verb-purpose compound, where the first character denotes an action and the second indicates the goal of that action.