东窗事发 dōng chuāng shì fā

(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom); to come to light

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 38120th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
  2. 2. to come to light

Characters

Character Meaning
东 dōng HSK 1
east; surname Dong
窗 chuāng HSK 4
window; shutter; variant of 窗chuāng
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
发 fā HSK 3
to send out; to issue; to develop