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 shān jiān, fēngjǐng yōuměi.
The small path zigzags through the mountains with beautiful scenery.
Tā qízhe mótuōchē zài chēliú zhōng shéxíng chuānsuō.
He weaved through traffic on his motorcycle.

Tips

memory
(shé) means snake, and (xíng) means to move/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