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蛇 shé

snake

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 5
Radical
虫
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 虫它 ⿰虫它

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Example sentences with 蛇

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  1. 花园里有一条蛇。
    Huāyuán lǐ yǒu yì tiáo shé.
    There's a snake in the garden.
    garden inside have one (measure) snake
  2. 你怕蛇吗？
    Nǐ pà shé ma?
    Are you afraid of snakes?
    you fear snake (question)
  3. 看到蛇的话，请马上离开。
    Kàndào shé dehuà, qǐng mǎshàng líkāi.
    If you see a snake, please leave immediately.
    see snake if, please immediately leave
  4. 这种蛇一点也不危险。
    Zhè zhǒng shé yìdiǎn yě bù wēixiǎn.
    This kind of snake isn't dangerous at all.
    this (measure) snake a-bit also not dangerous
  5. 别再加那一笔了，那是画蛇添足。
    Bié zài jiā nà yì bǐ le, nà shì huàshétiānzú.
    Don't add that extra stroke, that's like drawing legs on a snake.
    don't again add that one stroke (particle), that is draw-snake-add-feet

Words with 蛇 (2)