跳出火坑 tiàochūhuǒkēng to escape from a living hell Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 跳出 tiàochū to escape to quit or free oneself from a troublesome situation; to get out of a difficult state火坑 huǒkēng living hell A situation of extreme misery and suffering; an abyss of hardship.