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Meaning of 蛇

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HSK 5
Pinyin: shé
English Definition: snake; serpent; Classifiers:
Chinese Definition:
①爬行动物,身体细长,体上有鳞,没有四肢。种类很多,有的有毒,有的无毒。以蛙、鼠为食,大蛇亦吞食大的兽类:蛇蜕。蛇行。蛇蝎。蛇足(喻多余无用的事物)。画蛇添足。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (worm) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
毒蛇 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
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Example Sentences
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.