Word: 蛇 (shé, yí) 蛇 dictionary entry shé snake yí used in 逶蛇 wēiyí (winding), variant of 逶迤 Full dictionary entry for 蛇 Example sentences using 蛇 25 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 他看见蛇就吓得不动了。 Tā kànjiàn shé jiù xià de bú dòngle. He froze with fear when he saw the snake. 养蛇咬自己,怨不得别人 yǎng shé yǎo zìjǐ,yuànbùde biéren raise a snake and it bites you: you can't blame anyone else 太上老君叫蛇咬，法尽了 tàishànglǎojūn jiào shé yǎo, fǎ jìnle Laozi bitten by a snake: out of magic 小蛇出大蟒 xiǎo shé chū dà mǎng a small snake turns into a big python 恶虎难斗肚里蛇 è hǔ nán dòu dùlǐ shé a fierce tiger can hardly fight the snake inside its belly 我的寂寞是一条蛇。 Wǒ de jìmò shì yìtiáo shé. My loneliness is a snake. 打蛇先打头,擒贼要擒王 dǎ shé xiān dǎtóu,qín zéi yào qín Wáng to strike a snake, hit the head first; to catch bandits, catch their chief 打蛇要打死,不死反被咬 dǎ shé yào dǎsǐ,bù sǐ fǎn bèi yǎo if you hit a snake, kill it, or it will bite you instead 是龙不跟蛇斗，是人不跟狗斗 shì lóng bù gēn shé dòu, shì rén bù gēn gǒu dòu a dragon doesn't fight a snake; a person doesn't fight a dog 看到蛇，她惊慌失措。 Kàndào shé, tā jīnghuāngshīcuò. When she saw the snake, she completely lost her head. 老君爷叫蛇咬,法尽了 Lǎojūn yé jiào shé yǎo,fǎ jìnle Laozi bitten by a snake: all his methods are used up 蛇咬一口，入骨三分 shé yǎo yìkǒu, rùgǔ sānfēn a snake's bite goes three tenths of an inch into the bone 蛇年开始了。 Shé nián kāishǐle. The year of the snake has begun. 蛇把我咬了。 Shé bǎ wǒ yǎole. The snake bit me. 蛇无头不行 shé wú tóu bùxíng a snake without a head can't go 蛇走无声，奸计无影 shé zǒu wúshēng, jiānjì wú yǐng a snake moves without sound, a wicked plot leaves no trace 蛇钻到竹筒里，只能走这条道儿 shé zuān dào zhútǒng lǐ, zhǐnéng zǒu zhè tiáo dàor a snake crawling into a bamboo tube: it can only go this way 蛇钻空竹竿，曲心还在 shé zuānkòng zhúgān, qūxīnháizài a snake in a hollow bamboo pole: its crooked heart is still there 蛇钻窟窿蛇知道 shé zuān kūlong shé zhīdào the snake knows the hole it crawls into 蛇钻窟窿，顾前难顾后 shé zuān kūlong, gù qián nán gù hòu a snake going into a hole: hard to look after the back while minding the front 见蛇不打三分罪 jiàn shé bù dǎ sānfēn zuì seeing a snake and not striking it is three tenths a crime 踩着麻绳当蛇，小题大作 cǎi zhe máshéng dàng shé, xiǎotídàzuò Stepping on a hemp rope and taking it for a snake: making a big fuss over a small matter 这条蛇是活的还是死的？ Zhè tiáo shé shì huó de háishi sǐ de? Is the snake alive or dead? 那条蛇缠在树枝上。 Nà tiáo shé chán zài shùzhī shàng. The snake is coiled around the branch.