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蛇

shé · she

Traditional 虵

HSK 5Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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shé 蛇

  1. snake
  2. serpent

shé 虵

  1. variant of 蛇 (shé)
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The year of the snake

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)属(shǔ)什么(shénme)？

    Liangliang, which zodiac animal are you?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)属(shǔ)蛇(shé)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I'm a snake. And you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)属(shǔ)马(mǎ)。蛇(shé)和(hé)马(mǎ)是(shì)好朋友(hǎopéngyou)吗(ma)？

    I'm a horse. Are snakes and horses good friends?

  4. Liangliang

    不知道(bùzhīdào)，但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)不(bù)怕(pà)蛇(shé)。

    I don't know, but I'm not afraid of snakes.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)刚才(gāngcái)你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)地上(dìshang)的(de)绳子(shéngzi)，跳得(tiàode)很(hěn)高(gāo)。

    But just now you saw a rope on the ground and jumped very high.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)那(nà)是(shì)一条(yītiáo)蛇(shé)！

    I thought it was a snake!

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01

他(tā)看(kàn)见(jiàn)蛇(shé)就(jiù)吓(xià)得(de)不(bú)动(dòng)了(le)。

He froze with fear when he saw the snake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by _undertoad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)他(tā)不(bú)怕(pà)蛇(shé)。

He told me that he wasn't scared of snakes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by ET · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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