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落石

luò shí

2-character word

What 落石 means

1. falling stone

The characters in 落石

• 落luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 石shírock; stone; stone inscription

Example sentences

• 真相很快就会水落石出了。
  Zhēnxiàng hěn kuài jiù huì shuǐluòshíchū le.
  It won't be long before we know the truth.
• 公司的职员设法隐瞒，但真相不久便水落石出了。
  Gōngsī de zhíyuán shèfǎ yǐnmán, dàn zhēnxiàng bù jiǔ biàn shuǐluòshíchū le.
  The staff at the company tried to cover up the truth, but soon it came to light.

Words containing 落石

• 水落石出shuǐ luò shí chū(lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); (fig.) the truth comes to light

Sounds the same

Read luò shí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 落实practical; workable; to implement