查水表 chá shuǐ biǎo

police come to your door; be taken by police

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
查 chá HSK 3
to check; to examine
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
表 biǎo HSK 2
a form; a table (listing information)