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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
snake / serpent / CL: 條|条
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
variant of
HSK 5
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
used in 委蛇
(slang) loser (loanword) (Tw)
lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom)
snake skin
lizard
snake venom
python / boa
forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
to creep / to zigzag / to meander / to weave
snake gall (used in TCM)
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
evil monsters / (fig.) bad characters / (political) bad elements
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys) / pit viper
S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake
(fig.) malevolent; treacherous
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
to feign civility (idiom)
water snake
serpentine (geology)
lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
hops (Humulus lupulus)
boa
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
Hedyotis diffusa
(dialect) gecko
ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
flexible hose
cobra
beautiful but dangerous woman; femme fatale
rattlesnake
Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero / Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / fig. once bitten, twice shy
illegal immigrant
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake
Serpens (constellation)
head of a snake / human smuggler
Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)
Ophiuchus (constellation)
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
water snake / colubrid / racer
snake's tongue
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
tarragon
Hydra (constellation)
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
(astronomy) Serpens Cauda
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
Hydrus (constellation)
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)
serpentine (geology)
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
human smuggling syndicate / snakehead gang
(idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue
viper
slender and supple waist / lithe body / feminine pose
Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)
Entechinus major (kind of snake)
Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
Red Delicious (a sort of apple)
venin
(slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病) crazy person / nutjob
ophiolite (geology)
ophiolite melange (geology)
ophiolite (geology)
ophiolite belt (geology)
Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous
(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer
single-line formation (army) / fig. long line
adder (zoology)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish


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