查水表 chá shuǐ biǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. (Internet slang) (of the police) to ask to be let in on the pretext of checking the water meter
  2. to barge into people's home on false pretences

CHARACTERS

查 chá
HSK 3
investigate, examine, seek into
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
表 biǎo
HSK 2
show, express, manifest, display