Word information
Simplified水落石出
Traditional水落石出
Pinyinshuǐluò-shíchū
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
水落石出
shuǐluò-shíchū · lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); fig. the truth comes to light
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