| 毒蛇 | dú shé | viper | |
| 蛇头 | shé tóu | head of a snake; human smuggler | |
| 牛鬼蛇神 | niú guǐ shé shén | evil monsters; (fig.) bad characters; (political) bad elements | |
| 蟒蛇 | mǎng shé | python; boa | |
| 眼镜蛇HSK 5 | yǎn jìng shé | cobra |
| 1 | The work of snake catcher is very dangerous. | |
| 2 | Snakes use their tongue to smell the surrounding odor. | |
| 3 | Snakes can move their bodies very quickly. | |
| 4 | This small road winds like a snake. | |
| 5 | The snake suddenly attacked me from the grass. |