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水落石出 (shuǐ luò shí chū) – as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)

shuǐ luò shí chū

as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
  2. 2the truth comes to light

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Related words

水

shuǐ

surname Shui

出

chū

to go out

落

là

to leave out

水果

shuǐ guǒ

fruit

出现

chū xiàn

to appear

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

出差

chū chāi

to go on an official or business trip

出发

chū fā

to set off

出生

chū shēng

to be born

演出

yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

出版

chū bǎn

to publish

出口

chū kǒu

an exit

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