一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo ， shí nián pà jǐng shéng

once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
  2. 2. once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
朝 zhāo HSK 5
towards; facing; dynasty
被 bèi HSK 3
(indicates passive-voice clauses); by; quilt
蛇 shé HSK 5
snake; serpent; variant of 蛇shé
咬 yǎo HSK 5
to bite; to nip; variant of 咬yǎo
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)
怕 pà HSK 3
to be afraid; to fear; perhaps
井 jǐng HSK 6
a well; neat; orderly
繩 shéng
rope