水
落
石
出

As the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) in Chinese: 水落石出 (shuǐ luò shí chū)

shuǐ luò shí chū

as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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水
落
石
出

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄨㄟˇ

shuǐ

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄨㄛˋ

luò

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这件事早晚会水落石出。

    zhè jiàn shì zǎo wǎn huì shuǐ luò shí chū。

    The truth of this matter will come to light sooner or later.

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Related words

水

shuǐ

water

出

chū

to go out

落

luò

to fall or drop

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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