水蛇

shuǐshé

noun #34,929

Measure Word

一条水蛇 tiáo

Meanings

1 water snake
2 any snake of the family Homalopsidae or similar aquatic species

Characters

Examples

稻田里有时会出现水蛇。

Dàotián lǐ yǒushí huì chūxiàn shuǐshé.

Water snakes sometimes appear in rice paddies.

她的腰像水蛇一样柔软。

Tā de yāo xiàng shuǐshé yíyàng róuruǎn.

Her waist is as supple as a water snake.

Tips

culture

水蛇腰 (shuǐshéyāo, 'water-snake waist') is a stock idiom describing a slender, sinuous female figure — used a lot in martial-arts novels and pop songs. Most Chinese water snakes are mildly venomous but not dangerous to humans.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

蛇 shé