Word: 绳 (shéng) Traditional: 繩 绳 dictionary entry shéng rope Full dictionary entry for 绳 Example sentences using 绳 5 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 一朝被蛇咬，三年怕草绳 yìzhāo bèi shé yǎo, sān nián pà cǎo shéng bitten by a snake once, for three years afraid of a straw rope 一根单丝难成线，千根万根拧成绳 yìgēn dān sī nán chéng xiàn, qiān gēn wàn gēn níng chéng shéng a single strand can hardly make a thread, but thousands twisted together make a rope 一根绳儿拴的两个蚂蚱,飞不了你,也蹦不了我 yìgēn shéng ér shuān de liǎng gè màzha,fēi bù liǎo nǐ,yě bèng bù liǎo wǒ two grasshoppers tied on one string: you can't fly off, and I can't jump away 烂麻拧成绳,力量大千斤 làn má níng chéng shéng,lìliang dà qiānjīn Rotten hemp twisted into rope has the strength of a thousand jin 软绳可以捆硬柴 ruǎn shéng kěyǐ kǔn yìng chái soft rope can bind hard firewood