蛇 shé HSK 5 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 1. snake2. serpent
蛇 虵 shé HSK 5 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 variant of 蛇[shé]
蛇 yí 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 used in 委蛇[wēi yí]
1. head of a snake2. human smuggler
1. lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)2. fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy3. to punish sb as a warning to others
1. to creep2. to zigzag3. to meander4. to weave+1 条 (fig.) malevolent; treacherous
1. S-shaped2. serpentine3. coiled like a snake
画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú HSK 7–9 1. lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous2. to overdo it
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
1. lit. to pull a snake from its hole2. to expose a malefactor (idiom)
1. local bully2. tyrant3. regional mafia boss
forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
1. Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys)2. pit viper
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
1. evil monsters2. (fig.) bad characters3. (political) bad elements
illegal immigrant (esp. one smuggled across borders)
1. variant of 逶迤[wēi yí]2. used in 虚与委蛇[xū yǔ wēi yí]
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes
Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
1. lit. legs on a snake2. sth superfluous
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)
1. Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero2. Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
1. slender and supple waist2. lithe body3. feminine pose
long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)
1. Tale of the White Snake2. Madame White Snake
1. single-line formation (army)2. fig. long line
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
1. words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced2. malicious and duplicitous
1. lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions2. overly fearful
1. (lit.) the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom)2. (fig.) (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
(idiom) to feign civility
beautiful but dangerous woman; femme fatale
1. lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)2. fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish