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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
snake / serpent / CL: 條|条
HSK 5
ophiolite (geology)
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
used in 委蛇
beautiful but dangerous woman; femme fatale
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
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
viper
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
HSK 7-9
(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake
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)
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous
lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
snake venom
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
flexible hose
salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)
ophiolite melange (geology)
cobra
Entechinus major (kind of snake)
serpentine (geology)
serpentine (geology)
snake gall (used in TCM)
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)
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
water snake
(idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue
illegal immigrant
Hydrus (constellation)
Serpens (constellation)
Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)
to feign civility (idiom)
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)
(Tw) (slang) (loanword) loser
venin
human smuggling syndicate / snakehead gang
(fig.) malevolent; treacherous
snake's tongue
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
single-line formation (army) / fig. long line
rattlesnake
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Hydra (constellation)
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom)
to creep / to zigzag / to meander / to weave
adder (zoology)
(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
head of a snake / human smuggler
Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)
snake skin
hops (Humulus lupulus)
slender and supple waist / lithe body / feminine pose
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
(astronomy) Serpens Cauda
Hedyotis diffusa
Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
ophiolite (geology)
python / boa
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *虵* | 虵* | *虵
variant of
HSK 5
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
ophiolite belt (geology)
(dialect) gecko
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
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
Red Delicious (a sort of apple)
Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
lizard
(slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病) crazy person / nutjob


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