水落石出 meaning in English
(lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); (fig.) the truth comes to light
HSK 7-926 strokes
Meaning of 水落石出
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shuǐluòshíchū
- (lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
- (fig.) the truth comes to light
水落石出 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
真相很快就会水落石出了。
It won't be long before we know the truth.
公司的职员设法隐瞒，但真相不久便水落石出了。
The staff at the company tried to cover up the truth, but soon it came to light.
Stroke order for each character
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水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes
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落 luò · to fall or drop · 12 strokes
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石 shí · stone · 5 strokes
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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 水落石出.
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 出去 | chūqù | to go out |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 出现 | chūxiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba |
| 出生 | chūshēng | to be born |
| 提出 | tíchū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 找出 | zhǎochū | to find; to search out |
| 出口 | chūkǒu | an exit; to speak |
| 拿出 | náchū | to take out; to put out |
| 出门 | chūmén | to go out; to leave home |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi; (Tw) rental car |
Questions about 水落石出
What does 水落石出 mean?
水落石出 (shuǐluò-shíchū) means "(lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); (fig.) the truth comes to light".
How do you write 水落石出?
水落石出 is made of 4 characters: 水 (4 strokes), 落 (12 strokes), 石 (5 strokes), 出 (5 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.
Is 水落石出 an HSK word?
Yes. 水落石出 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.