蛇
Character Breakdown
Radical: 虫 (no. 142)
View stroke order →Definitions
- (classifier) snake
- serpent
Classifier: 条 (tiáo)
Example Sentences
草丛中突然窜出一条蛇把我吓了一大跳惊。
Cǎocóng zhōng tūrán cuàn chū yī tiáo shé bǎ wǒ xià le yī dà tiào jīng
A snake suddenly darted out from the grass, giving me a big fright
Words Containing 蛇
Related Words
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng)· bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
→一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng)· once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
→三索锦蛇(sān suǒ jǐn shé)· copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
→人心不足蛇吞象(rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng)· a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
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HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 5
- HSK 2.0
- HSK 5
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蛇: HSK 5 on both the old and the new exam. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
On the new HSK 5 exam
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