响尾蛇 (xiǎngwěishé): rattlesnake

Measure Word

一条响尾蛇 tiáo

Meanings

1 rattlesnake

Characters

Examples

沙漠里有很多响尾蛇。

Shāmò lǐ yǒu hěnduō xiǎngwěishé.

There are many rattlesnakes in the desert.

响尾蛇用尾巴发出警告声。

Xiǎngwěishé yòng wěiba fāchū jǐnggào shēng.

Rattlesnakes use their tails to make warning sounds.

Tips

memory

The name is perfectly descriptive: 响 (sound) + 尾 (tail) + 蛇 (snake) = a snake that makes sound with its tail.

Stroke Order

响 xiǎng

尾 wěi

蛇 shé

Related Words

虎头蛇尾 hǔtóu-shéwěi #34,023

tiger's head, snake's tail / to start strong but finish weak / anticlimactic

响 xiǎng HSK 2 #1,855

loud / to sound / to ring

龙头蛇尾 lóngtóu-shéwěi

lit. dragon's head, snake's tail / fig. a strong start but weak finish / to fizzle out

响起 xiǎngqǐ HSK 7-9 #8,317

to ring out; to sound; to start playing

尾巴 wěiba HSK 4 #4,814

tail

结尾 jiéwěi HSK 7-9 #4,704

ending / conclusion / final part

鸡尾酒 jīwěijiǔ #4,428

cocktail

尾 wěi #4,017

tail; end / remainder; leftover

蛇 shé HSK 5 #2,378

snake; serpent

影响 yǐngxiǎng HSK 2 #983

to influence / influence / effect