蛇
shé
Pinyin

Definition

蛇
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shé
  1. snake
  2. serpent
  3. CL:條|条[tiáo]
蛇
 - 
shé
  1. variant of 蛇[shé]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

蛇
shé
  1. 1 variant of 蛇[shé]
丈八蛇矛
zhàng bā shé máo
  1. 1 ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body,
地头蛇
dì tóu shé
  1. 1 local bully
  2. 2 tyrant
  3. 3 regional mafia boss
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
  1. 1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
  3. 3 to punish sb as a warning to others
牛鬼蛇神
niú guǐ shé shén
  1. 1 evil monsters
  2. 2 (fig.) bad characters
  3. 3 (political) bad elements
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
  1. 1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2 to overdo it
白蛇传
Bái Shé Zhuàn
  1. 1 Tale of the White Snake
  2. 2 Madame White Snake
眼镜蛇
yǎn jìng shé
  1. 1 cobra
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
蛇年
shé nián
  1. 1 Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
蛇形
shé xíng
  1. 1 S-shaped
  2. 2 serpentine
  3. 3 coiled like a snake
蛇皮
shé pí
  1. 1 snake skin
蛇胆
shé dǎn
  1. 1 snake gall (used in TCM)
蝰蛇
kuí shé
  1. 1 forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
蟒蛇
mǎng shé
  1. 1 python
  2. 2 boa
人蛇
rén shé
  1. 1 illegal immigrant
大蛇丸
Dà shé wán
  1. 1 Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero
  2. 2 Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
毒蛇
dú shé
  1. 1 viper
水蛇
shuǐ shé
  1. 1 water snake

Idioms (14)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 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
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
  1. 1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
  2. 2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
  1. 1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
  1. 1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
  3. 3 to punish sb as a warning to others
打蛇不死，后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng
  1. 1 if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
  1. 1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2 to overdo it
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
虚与委蛇
xū yǔ wēi yí
  1. 1 to feign civility (idiom)
龙蛇混杂
lóng shé hùn zá
  1. 1 lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

Sample Sentences

中文中的“望梅止渴”和“一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳”也是相同的概念。
Zhōngwén zhōng de “wàngméizhǐkě ”hé “yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng ”yě shì xiāngtóng de gàiniàn 。
In Chinese, "To quench one's thirst by thinking of plums" and "Once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope." have the same concept as well.
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这篇报导说十二星座是错的，应该有十三个星座。正中，我们生日只差一天，我们不是射手座是蛇夫座。
zhè piān bàodǎo shuō shí èr xīngzuò shì cuò de ，yīnggāi yǒu shí sān gè xīngzuò 。Zhèngzhōng ，wǒmen shēngrì zhī chà yītiān ，wǒmen bùshì shèshǒuzuò shì shéfūzuò 。
This report says that the 12 signs of the zodiac are incorrect, and that there should be 13 signs. Zhengzhong, our birthdays are only one day apart, so we're not sagittarius, we're ophiuchus.
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我知道啊，蛇夫座确实是第十三个星座。
wǒ zhīdào ā ，shéfūzuò quèshí shì dì shí sān gè xīngzuò 。
I know, ophiuchus is actually the thirteenth sign of the zodiac.
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我不要当什么蛇夫座，我以前是射手，现在是射手，以后也要当射手座。
wǒ bù yào dāng shénme shéfūzuò ，wǒ yǐqián shì shèshǒu ，xiànzài shì shèshǒu ，yǐhòu yě yào dāng shèshǒuzuò 。
I don't want to be ophiuchus. I was a sagittarius before, I'm a sagittarius now and I want to continue to be a sagittarius.
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不要激动，你冷静！蛇夫座是黄道上第十三个星座，这件事是事实。
bù yào jīdòng ，nǐ lěngjìng ！shéfūzuò shì huángdào shàng dì shí sān gè xīngzuò ，zhè jiàn shì shì shìshí 。
Don't get so mad. Calm down! Ophiuchus is the thirteenth sign of the zodiac on the ecliptic, that is true.
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报导说，蛇夫座同时拥有天蠍座与射手座的特质，个性冷静爱思考，心思细腻而且神秘，但陷入爱情时，却又激情博爱，非常黏另一半，这一点都不像我啊！
bàodǎo shuō ，shéfūzuò tóngshí yōngyǒu tiānxiēzuò yǔ shèshǒuzuò de tèzhì ，gèxìng lěngjìng ài sīkǎo ，xīnsi xìnì érqiě shénmì ，dàn xiànrù àiqíng shí ，què yòu jīqíng bóài ，fēicháng nián lìngyībàn ，zhè yīdiǎn dōu bù xiàng wǒ ā ！
According to a report, ophiuchus share qualities with scorpio and sagittarius, with a rational, thoughtful personality; they are meticulous and mysterious, but when they fall in love, they love passionately and are clingy with their other half. That bit is really nothing like me!
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没错，你和我一样冲动又鲁莽，更不用说丝毫不神祕，实在不太适合当蛇夫座。
méicuò ，nǐ hé wǒ yīyàng chōngdòng yòu lǔmǎng ，gèngbùyòngshuō sīháo bù shénmì ，really bùtài shìhé dāng shéfūzuò 。
Yeah, true. You're impulsive and rash like me, not even to mention that we're not mysterious in the slightest. We're really not suitable to be ophiuchus.
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那我们怎么会是蛇夫座，一点都不准。
nà wǒmen zénme huì shì shéfūzuò ，yīdiǎn dōu bù zhǔn 。
Then how can we be ophiuchus, it doesn't seem accurate at all.
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你不要紧张，蛇夫座是黄道上第十三个星座，这个在很久以前就有很多讨论了。
nǐ bù yào jǐnzhāng ，shéfūzuò shì huángdào shàng dì shí sān gè xīngzuò ，zhè ge zài hěnjiǔ yǐqián jiù yǒu hěn duō tǎolùn le 。
Don't get worked up. Ophiuchus is the thirteenth sign of the zodiac on the ecliptic. There was a lot of talk about this some time ago.
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美国太空总署之前就说过，蛇夫座是黄道上第十三个星座，但这是科学意义的第十三个星座，天文学不等于占星学，占星学的十二星座还是可以继续存在。
Měiguó tàikōngzǒngshǔ zhīqián jiù shuō guò ，shéfūzuò shì huángdào shàng dì shí sān gè xīngzuò ，dàn zhè shì kēxué yìyì de dì shí sān gè xīngzuò ，tiānwénxué bù děngyú zhànxīngxué ，zhànxīngxué de shí èr xīngzuò háishì kěyǐ jìxù cúnzài 。
NASA said before that ophiuchus is the thirteenth zodiac on the ecliptic, but it's the thirteenth zodiac scientifically speaking. Astronomy does not equate to astrology. The twelve horoscopes of astrology continue to exist.
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