水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū

the truth comes to light

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 13655th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
落 luò HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out