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

HSK 7-9

稻田里有时会出现水蛇。

Dàotián lǐ yǒushí huì chūxiàn shuǐshé.

Water snakes sometimes appear in rice paddies.

HSK 7-9

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