跳出火坑 tiào chū huǒ kēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell
  2. to free oneself from a life of torture

CHARACTERS

跳 tiào
HSK 2
jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
火 huǒ
HSK 2
fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
坑 kēng
HSK 6
pit, hole; bury, trap; harry