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水落石出

shuǐluò-shíchū

(lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)

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Meaning of 水落石出 in English

shuǐluò-shíchūHSK 7–9Syllabus #9217
  1. (lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
  2. (fig.) the truth comes to light

Characters

水 on its own →
shuǐ · water

HSK words with 水

水HSK 1水果HSK 1水平HSK 3矿泉水HSK 3汽水HSK 4汗水HSK 5降水HSK 5开水HSK 5泪水HSK 5水分HSK 5
落 on its own →
luò · to fall or drop

HSK words with 落

落HSK 4降落HSK 4角落HSK 6落地HSK 6落后HSK 6低落HSK 7–9段落HSK 7–9堕落HSK 7–9回落HSK 7–9冷落HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 石

石头HSK 5化石HSK 6石油HSK 6宝石HSK 7–9礁石HSK 7–9岩石HSK 7–9陨石HSK 7–9钻石HSK 7–9绊脚石HSK 7–9水滴石穿HSK 7–9
出 on its own →
chū · to go out; to come out

HSK words with 出

出租车HSK 1出HSK 2出国HSK 2出来HSK 2出门HSK 2出去HSK 2出发HSK 3出生HSK 3出院HSK 3出差HSK 4

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