响尾蛇 (xiǎngwěishé): rattlesnake

Measure Word

一条响尾蛇 tiáo

Meanings

1 rattlesnake

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

沙漠里有很多响尾蛇。

Shāmò lǐ yǒu hěnduō xiǎngwěishé.

There are many rattlesnakes in the desert.

HSK 5

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