真相大白

zhēnxiàng-dàbái

idiom #14,380

Meanings

1 the whole truth is revealed
2 everything becomes clear

Characters

appearance; truth

Examples

经过调查，事情终于真相大白了。

Jīngguò diàochá, shìqíng zhōngyú zhēnxiàngdàbái le.

After the investigation, the truth finally came to light.

总有一天会真相大白的。

Zǒng yǒu yī tiān huì zhēnxiàngdàbái de.

The truth will come out one day.

Tips

memory

真相 (truth) + 大白 (greatly clear/white) — the truth becomes bright white, like shining a light on it.

Stroke Order

真 zhēn

相 xiāng

大 dà

白 bái