水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū — as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
shuǐ (third tone, dipping) luò (fourth tone, falling) shí (second tone, rising) chū (first tone, high and level)shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1
as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardexpression
Meanings
as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light
expression
Character breakdown
Words containing 水
- 水shuǐ (third tone, dipping)water
- 水平shuǐpíng (third tone, dipping)level, standard, proficiency
- 水果shuǐguǒ (third tone, dipping)fruit
- 香水xiāng (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)perfume
- 水泥shuǐ (third tone, dipping) ní (second tone, rising)cement
- 水晶shuǐ (third tone, dipping) jīng (first tone, high and level)crystal
- 水面shuǐ (third tone, dipping) miàn (fourth tone, falling)water surface
- 热水熱水rè (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)hot water
- 水准水準shuǐ (third tone, dipping) zhǔn (third tone, dipping)level (of achievement etc)
- 薪水xīn (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)salary
- 泪水淚水lèi (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)teardrop
- 洪水hóng (second tone, rising) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)deluge
- 口水kǒu (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)saliva
- 海水hǎi (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)seawater
- 污水wū (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)sewage
- 水管shuǐ (third tone, dipping) guǎn (third tone, dipping)water pipe
- 水源shuǐ (third tone, dipping) yuán (second tone, rising)water source
- 水库水庫shuǐ (third tone, dipping) kù (fourth tone, falling)reservoir
Words containing 石
- 石油shí (second tone, rising) yóu (second tone, rising)oil
- 石头石頭shí (second tone, rising) tou (neutral tone)stone
- 钻石鑽石zuàn (fourth tone, falling) shí (second tone, rising)diamond
- 岩石yán (second tone, rising) shí (second tone, rising)rock
- 宝石寶石bǎo (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising)precious stone; gem
- 化石huà (fourth tone, falling) shí (second tone, rising)fossil
- 陨石隕石yǔn (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising)meteorite
- 礁石jiāo (first tone, high and level) shí (second tone, rising)reef
Words containing 出
- 出chū (first tone, high and level)to go out, to come out
- 出来出來chū (first tone, high and level) lái (second tone, rising)to come out
- 出现出現chūxiàn (first tone, high and level)to appear, to come into view, to arise
- 出去chū (first tone, high and level) qù (fourth tone, falling)to go out
- 提出tí (second tone, rising) chū (first tone, high and level)to raise (an issue)
- 出发出發chūfā (first tone, high and level)to set off, to depart (on a journey)
- 演出yǎn (third tone, dipping) chū (first tone, high and level)to act (in a play)
- 出口chū (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)an exit
- 发出發出fā (first tone, high and level) chū (first tone, high and level)to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
- 付出fù (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
- 出生chū (first tone, high and level) shēng (first tone, high and level)to be born
- 出席chūxí (first tone, high and level)to attend, to be present at (formal)
- 指出zhǐ (third tone, dipping) chū (first tone, high and level)to indicate
- 退出tuì (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to withdraw
- 出色chūsè (first tone, high and level)outstanding, remarkable
- 出示chūshì (first tone, high and level)to show, to produce (for inspection)
- 出版chū (first tone, high and level) bǎn (third tone, dipping)to publish
- 出门出門chū (first tone, high and level) mén (second tone, rising)to go out