蛇 shé

snake

HSK 5 #1689

DEFINITIONS

蛇 shé
  • variant of 蛇[she2]
  • snake
  • serpent
  • CL:條|条[tiao2]

STROKES

WORDS

画蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú
HSK 6
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
毒蛇 dú shé viper
眼镜蛇 yǎn jìng shé cobra
响尾蛇 xiǎng wěi shé rattlesnake
蛇头 shé tóu head of a snake; human smuggler
打草惊蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others
蟒蛇 mǎng shé python; boa
蛇行 shé xíng to creep; to zigzag; to meander; to weave
蛇毒 shé dú snake venom
蛇形 shé xíng S-shaped; serpentine; coiled like a snake
水蛇 shuǐ shé water snake
虎头蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
引蛇出洞 yǐn shé chū dòng lit. to pull a snake from its hole; to expose a malefactor (idiom)
地头蛇 dì tóu shé local bully; tyrant; regional mafia boss
蝰蛇 kuí shé forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
蝮蛇 fù shé venomous snake
蛇年 shé nián Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
四脚蛇 sì jiǎo shé lizard; common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4]
牛鬼蛇神 niú guǐ shé shén evil monsters; (fig.) bad characters; (political) bad elements
蛇纹石 shé wén shí serpentine (geology)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩 yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo ， shí nián pà jǐng shéng once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo ， shí nián pà jǐng shéng once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body,
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