跳火坑 tiàohuǒkēng to jump into a pit of fire Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents tiàohuǒkēng to jump into a pit of fire 跳 tiào verb to jump to jump, leap, or hop by using the legs to push off the ground火坑 huǒkēng pit of fire A pit of fire; a fiery abyss.tiàohuǒkēng to fall into a life of prostitution 跳 tiào to escape from to escape from; to jump out of or break free from a situation火坑 huǒkēng prostitution A life of prostitution or a brothel.