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


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