Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 蝮蛇
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
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lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
黑眉蝮蛇hēi méi fù shéSnake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
人蛇rén shéillegal immigrant
蛇年shé niánYear of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
蛇行shé xíngto creep; to zigzag; to meander
蛇头shé tóuhead of a snake; human smuggler