蛇行

shéxíng
verb #23,398

Meanings

  1. 1 to move in a serpentine manner
  2. 2 to zigzag
  3. 3 to meander
  4. 4 to weave (through traffic, etc.)

Examples

Nà tiáo xiǎolù shéxíng yú shānjiān, fēngjǐng yōuměi.
The small path zigzags through the mountains with beautiful scenery.
Tā qí zhe mótuōchē zài chēliú zhōng shéxíng chuānsuō.
He weaved through traffic on his motorcycle.

Tips

memory
means snake, and means to move or travel. Picture a snake slithering in an S-shape - that sinuous, side-to-side movement is exactly what 蛇行 describes.

Stroke Order

shé
xíng